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The Tiger Leaping Gorge

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April 20th 2010
Arriving at a small town called Qiau Tou, I left my bigger bag in storage and embarked for one of the best trekking experiences in Yunnan province: The Tiger Leaping Gorge. The gorge is nestled between two massive mountains, Haba and Dragon Snow Mountain. It is said that countless years ago a tiger was seen jumping from one side to the other and hence the gorge received it's name. From the start I ... 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