Kunming, China (Yunnan Province) Photo 8

Kunming, China (Yunnan Province)

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June 12th 2009
Kunming is more of a modern city than I expected. Riding in I saw the drab, industrial outskirts but there are very nice parts of the city. Unfortunately, I had to spend a couple hours per day trying to arrange flights for the end of this trip. I did make it to the large Green Lake Park in the center of Kunming. I was there on a Saturday and it was packed with musicians, artists and famili ... 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