Waterway at West Lake

Hangzhou

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March 6th 2008
Well, the train ride from Wuyishan to Hangzhou certainly was an experience! Our standing tickets for the eight hour trip meant that for the first hour we were in the aisle, having to move every thirty seconds for someone who was on their way to the boiling water unit for their noodles, or someone who was on their way to the toilet, etc. This was becoming rather tedious, but thankfully an at ... read more

Asia » China » Zhejiang » Hangzhou

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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