Washing the Store Front

Leaving Lijiang

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April 21st 2008
Leaving Lijiang We arrived in Lijiang in the dark, but left this morning at 7 AM, on a warm day with the sun just starting to rise above the mountains. This is a beautiful spot, with near-perfect weather, and I can see why the Naxi settled in this mountain valley some 500 years ago. The kids were all heading off to school when we walked out of town with our baggage in tow (no cars ... read more

Asia » China

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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