Local Naxi ladies dancing

Yunnan

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September 24th 2007
Our plan was always to spend a fair bit of time in Yunnan, the part of China directly north of Vietnam. There were a fair few things we wanted to see there, one of these was Tiger Leaping Gorge. However through our travels we kept on meeting travellers who had just arrived from the area, they talked of the fact it had not stopped raining in weeks. In addition the gorge was closed due to landsli ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan

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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