Cow and Man

Dali

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April 2nd 2006
Throughout our almost week-long stay in Yangshuo, Jill and I repeatedly were told that Dali and Lijiang were so much prettier and better than Yangshuo. Though the old town in Dali was bigger (Yangshuo was essentially one pedestrian thoroughfare) and more "old-town", we still are partial to Yangshuo. Dali (and Lijiang, our next stop) have been wonderfully done to attract the loads and loads of Ch ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan » Dali

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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