pretty building in ye olde Pingyao

...the walled city had loads of shops, guesthouses etc with this kind of frontage....

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Lesson 6: Donna and Neil break down in the cold

November 25th 2007
After much debate and discussion between us and the hostel staff we took the easy option of a £2 taxi ride to the monolithic Beijing West railway station rather than the 30p metro ride and 1 hour walk option! The usual push and shove later to get on the train - which we are becoming more accomplished at - we found our middle hard sleeper beds only to be confronted by the most grumpy and cantanker ... read more

Asia » China » Shanxi » Pingyao

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

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