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Binchuan

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July 17th 2008
17/7/08 move on to Binchuan(@1600m) through Dali yesterday. Binchuan county live mostly Bai, Yi and Lisu, hopefully I could see their costume in the area. Like Weishan, the main scene in Binchuan is the Jizushan and its temple, only this one is more developed and more famous, they even got a cable car to go up hill. Jizushan is a huge area you could walk and hike, together with many temples a ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan » Dali

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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