the 2nd gorge

The 3 Gorges fiasco

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November 29th 2007
Its been a while now, and so much has happened!! As i said in my last blog, i have been particularly loking forward to the Yangtse river cruise, as we booked a 4* luxury liner for our 3 day/4 nighter. We actually spent a lot of money on this, and wondered if we should have taken the chinese cruise instead, which basiclly meant spending the time with loads of chinese people, a chinese speaking guid ... read more

Asia » China » Hubei » Three Gorges Dam

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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