The rice fields

Dali

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July 12th 2007
Day 1 & 2 After the horrible 5 squashed trip from Kunming we finally arrived in outer Dali, not old city Dali like we thought, so we caught a taxi to the hostel which was great value for money except that the hot showers weren't working. So the next day we recieved a refreashing cold shower, but it was good because the weather was extremely hot and it looked like a sweaty day ahead of us. We w ... read more

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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