Scenic road to Deqen

Shangri La, China (Part II)

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April 15th 2005
Hi again, Now it no longer a secret - after our trek Hefetz decided he saw enough of china and headed back home. Since then I am on my own - one of me against 1.5 billion of them. More on that feeling will follow. Anyway, the first thing I did was to go from Zhongdian to Deqen. Deqen is right on the border with Tibet, and there is a big dispute on which city is the real Shangri La - Deqen or Zho ... 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