LiJiang River

Beautiful Guilin

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February 9th 2008
We left Xi'an and headed to Shanghai to ring in the new year. Shanghai is, no doubt, the lively, interesting, dynamic town it's cracked up to be, but Chris and I kind of missed it all. Shanghai is so dynamic that in order to find the hot spots, you have to check the local English language magazines which can only be found at hot spots. So we hit the waterfront instead to await a fireworks show ... 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