Sunset Dali I

Dali

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July 28th 2009
The arrival at Dali was great. The Jade Emu guesthouse has a beautiful courtyard and very nice staff. The dorm is more a hotel room than a real dorm. There are three beds in the room, which all fit about 4 Chinese. The bathroom is also quite large and made out of marble. The first night, I also lucky to even have the whole room for myself! The only tiny negative thing of the guesthouse is t ... 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