Sign on road to our bungalows. Good luck figuring out which sign.

Day 132: Hua Shan, China.

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April 8th 2010
Day 132: Thursday, April 8th, 2010. Hua Shan, China. After breakfast (I pass since we're about to do a 2 hour walk), we head out to explore our surroundings. We stop at the nearby town whose main part consists of maybe 5 mud and stone buildings. It's interesting to see the everyday lifestyle and, considering how the outside looks, I'm amazed when people emerge from their homes and they look ... read more

Asia » China

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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