Lijiang Old Town

Lijiang Old City

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July 17th 2007
Day 1 We took a bus that afternoon into Lijiang and we were a bit disappointed when we arrived because it looked like everything was under-construction, but then we later realised we were in the outskirts (again like what happened in Dali) so we made our way to the MCA hostel, which was without a doubt amazing! It was clean, had a great view of the whole of Lijiang and great staff and other pe ... 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