The only touristy shop in Baishuitai

Baishuitai

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August 2nd 2009
When we arrived early in the morning at the bus station, the bus we had decided to take was fully booked. A plan I left earlier, because I was told there were no buses, I checked again at the bus station. It turned out that there were buses going to Baishuitai and from there further to the start of the Tiger Leaping Gorge! So I jumped alone on that bus. The three hour trip was amazing! The ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan

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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