Dinner with LeiLei and Ma's Families

Dalian

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December 17th 2005
12-16th December We made an excursion to Dalian. This city is not on most backpacker routes but we were glad to have an excuse to go there in visiting Fiona's flatmate, Leilei, from St. Andrews. Dalian is a young and vibrant city on the northeast peninsula of China, close to the border with North Korea. This part of the country may be more familiar to some by the name Port Arthur. This ... 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