On arriving in Zengchong

The long and winding road

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May 17th 2006
Part II of the backdoor into Yangshuo. When Ayelet, Naor and I planned the backdoor route into Yangshuo, we were all in agreement that the whole thing shouldn't take more than about four to five days. The reason for this is that we still had a lot on our plate, as far as plans for China, and none of us wanted to lose too much time travelling this route. We earmarked three villages we wanted to ... read more

Asia » China » Guizhou

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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