Boat on The River

Yangtze River

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June 4th 2008
Zhenjiang is located on the southern banks of the Yangtze River. I went down there Monday during my lunch break. I hadn't seen a horizon since coming here so I was starting to get a bit antsy. It may be brown water and still smogy and of course there is some trash, but it was still beautiful. I loved the green on the otherside. I wish more of China was left like this. My pictures aren't great but ... read more

Asia » China » Jiangsu » Zhenjiang

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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