Temple in Chengdu IV

Chengdu

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August 7th 2009
After Hong Kong, which is very western, Chengdu it the first big Chinese city I visit. I spend four days in Chengdu. I arrived from Lijiang by plane. Lijiang doesn't have a train station and I didn't want to spend 24 hours in a bus and loose a day. I could share a taxi from the hostel to the airport. The flight itself was comfortable and on time. To reach the hostel in Chengdu, there are three way ... 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