The Octagonal Pavilion

The last place metioned in our guide books for 700km. Although it had some appeal, it wasn't all it was cracked up to be. The pavilion dates from the 1700's. The local guide explained that an adjacent tress was from the 1200's. We weren't quite ready to believe her as our guide book said the pavilion stood on a manmade hill (presumable made at the time of the pavillion)

The Hard Road

May 3rd 2008
So over a week has past with Matt and I riding together and we haven't bitten each others heads off yet which is good. And as you'll see from the summary below we have had some hard days, which have tested both out legs, or mental stamina and our bums. The latter has faired the worst. My route up until this point through Thailand, Laos and early China has, on reflection, been on particularly bril ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan

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

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