Sun rise!

Yangzi River - Cruising and pushing

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May 21st 2006
Laura - Day 1: We got on the boat at 8pm on Thursday night and settled into our cosy little cabin. We had a bit of a laugh at the 'ensuite' - a squat toilet, with a shower directly above it. We had to literally stand on the toilet to shower! Beautiful. We were confused by the boat restaurant and so were forced to eat pot noodles for tea (not the english variety, these actually resemble ... read more

Asia » China » Chongqing

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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