Three Cups of Tea

大理 － Dali

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December 11th 2009
After our first night in our gorgeous hotel in Dali, we woke up early to take a boat cruise on Erhai Lake. I was really excited because I was ready to lie in the sun and be on the water, but what I didn't expect was the boat. Instead of a small leisurely boat, which is what I expected, we were faced with the monstrosity of a gigantic cruise ship. There was not much room to find sun, and we spent a ... 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