fort building

left HK into Guangdong

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March 27th 2008
27/3/08 Left HK under small rain yesterday, yes...traveling again! I chose Kaiping in Guangdong for my 1st stepping stone. And they had some fort buildings to offer, those already within the waiting list of the world heritage application. Direct bus only took 4 hours from HK. Bus drop me at the new bus station in Kaiping, but the old one is more in the town center and was about 2km away and whe ... read more

Asia » China » Guangdong

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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