Friends from Shanghai

Dali (or: Ain't it great to meet peope)

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May 5th 2006
After getting back from the gorge, I hung out some more in Lijiang. As usual, the company makes much more of a difference than the place you are in, and in this respect, I couldn't have hoped for better. I managed to kill two days in Lijiang (and I say this in the best possible sense) just hanging out at Mama's, talking to people and generally not doing much. On a two month trip, you sometimes ... 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