on a ledge by a rice field

Biking and Spelunking

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October 3rd 2007
On Monday we rented some bikes and explored the countryside. For a while we were biking along this path right next to the Yulong river. We even went for a dip, the water was fairly clear. Unfortunately the bike trail peetered into a small ledge with ditches/farmers' fields on either side of us, and thorny bushes. I (Charlotte) took a little spill and punctured a tire. It made for quite ... 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