Yangshuo

Across Southern China - the vicissitudes

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September 26th 2008
. On July 30th I wrote, Thailand to Hong Kong by Boat and Train: Why on earth? -- I want to go the slow, smooth, old way. I’m bored with planes and buses. But can it be done? It can be done - almost! It would be possible to do it with just a short bus ride across the Thai-Cambodian border to Siem Reap. But I approached Cambodia with a longer stint on a Thai bus because I w ... read more

Asia » China » Guangxi

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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