One of the tortures at Fengdu

The Marginally Forceful Yangtze

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April 20th 2009
Next in the works was a Yangtze River cruise and we had the minor misfortune to find ourselves on a boat that I can only describe as, well, how do I describe the boat? Hmf. It’s as if you took what would have been considered a modern building circa 1968 Czechoslovakia (only not as fancy), turned it on it’s side and sailed it down river. Our room was so small I could actually place my feet o ... 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