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China Day 14

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October 5th 2006
5th October We woke early in eager anticipation of the day ahead. Our full days excursions were to be a trip to the White Goose Pagoda followed by a trip to the Terracotta Warriors. We took a short taxi ride to the Shangri La Golden Flower Hotel which was a very nice looking hotel to get picked up by our tour bus. Our first stop was the White Goose Pagoda, an impressive looking structure surround ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more