AT THE DIRTY PLACE

TO LIJIANG

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September 26th 2009
Today we left Chengdu behind (after more delays at the airport). We were met at the airport by a high school friend of Jacks (Mr Jong) whos family runs a really cool hotel right next to 'Old Lijiang Town'. Also Jacks stepmum joined us and well for this visit to a small town in Yunan province. Apparently Lijiang used to be very popular with foreign tourists until ten years ago when Chinese tourists ... 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