Yuanyang terrace

Yuanyang transit

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February 23rd 2009
Everywhere was cars and people and difficult to got a room in Yuanyang when we arrived. "why"? I asked. Tourist festival was the answer. I thought it would be finished after Chinese new year, that was why I left. Now they begin on the 28th Feb and last for 3 days. Heard there will be entrance fee for most of the site after the festival. Finally got rooms for my tour group, the normal charge for t ... 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