BEAUTIFUL TREES

HUANGLONG NATIONAL PARK

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September 22nd 2009
Up early this morning to catch our flight to Huanglong airport to go to two popular national parks HuangLong and Jiuzhaigou. After a flight delay (our destination is at 3500m altitude) we headed off for a hour flight. Oh i had my first proper conversation in mandarin with a nice girl at the airport. Descending into HuangLong airport was pretty interesting, as there are huge mountains beside and ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Huanglong National Park

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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