We put our backpacks on long enough for a photo

In the Chinese Mountains

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October 13th 2008
So we spent three days in the party town of Lijiang. We arrived there at a busy time as it was the Chinese October holiday. By this time we were getting brave and thought we would venture out on the town and sample the chinese beer. We experienced a different type of night life - very crazy and lively in a good way. Live music was played everywhere - all the restaurants and bars competed with each ... read more

Asia » China » Guangxi » Yangshuo

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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