Three Gorges

Contrasting China

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January 24th 2010
Yangtze River Cruise So after an overnight train to Chengdu we caught another train in the early afternoon to Chongqing, which would take up the rest of the afternoon. We arrived in Chongqing at about 7pm and were met by a man called John who ran a guesthouse and organised cruises. We were recommended to him by a staff member at the hostel in Xi’an. He drove the three of us to the booki ... 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