Sunrise on Huangshan

China 6-- Huangshan Mountain

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July 8th 2009
My sister (aka my other half) has arrived! And she wasn’t quarantined for a week because of the paranoia about swine flu! A day later the whole family took off for a six day trip to Huangshan Mountain, famed as the most beautiful mountain in China. We boarded an overnight train, and 15 hours later we arrived in Huangshan city. The train was great! I love overnighters—they a so compact and c ... 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