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Adventures in Yangshou

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October 5th 2009
Adventures in Yangshou As soon as I walked through the streets of Yangshou for the first time I knew that this city would be setting unrealistically high expectations for the rest of China. It was cute and quaint and unbelievably beautiful. The cobblestone streets twisted sinuously around ancient teak storefronts and cheerfully bedecked restaurants. Lush limestone karsts circled the ... 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