Summer Palace

china

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August 26th 2009
Hi everyone so I am safely enscounced in Xi'an after 6 days on the trail. So far everything is going really well. The tour group is made up of really fun people and we are all in danger of turning this into a food tour! We haven't had a bad meal yet and the group dinners have completely descimated all the food provided. Seven days ago I set off from the airport and what an adventure it has bee ... 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