Wu Gorge

Relaxing on the Yangtze

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November 2nd 2008
Our departure from Tibet wasn’t straight forward, well there was no chance that it would be really was there! Our flight to Chongqing (the gateway to the Yangtze River) was cancelled and, after a lot of calls to the agent, we decided to head to Chengdu instead and take a bus to Chongqing. Any extra delay would mean that we would miss the departure of our Yangtze Cruise boat which we had alread ... read more

Asia » China » Yangtze River » Shennong Stream

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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