Dali

I dreamed that I saw Dali

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December 1st 2007
...with a supermarket trolley (U2 1990) 'I'm not getting in that' Alan said, looking at the stuck together with sellotape mini-van, crammed full of smoking people, coughing non-smoking people, luggage, sacks, chickens. I felt for him - the nightclub outside our window had wound down at eight am, and it was now nine am. Imagine Busáras. Now take away the glamour. That was the bus station. ... read more

Asia » China

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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