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Tiger Leaping Gorge

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June 10th 2009
We Trecked up a 2,600m mountain, called Tiger leaping Gorge in the Yunnan province in southern China. Over two days in the blazing heat and nearly 20km.......medals for us all i think, well me especially considering the most excercise I do at home involves climbing the stairs. It ứa all worrth it in the end though as we made it to the 'summit' (maybe a bit of an exagaration) in just under 6 hour ... read more

Asia » China

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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