Our accommodation

Fenghuang

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April 24th 2010
Day 19 - 24 April We sit here, in the most extraordinary location so far. We are in Fenghuang, a mere 2 ¾ hour bus ride from Huaihua. Forced to stay an extra day in Guilin, through lack of train tickets, we secured 3 sleeper berths on Wednesday for a night train to Huaihua. This saw Frances and Lauren in one cabin, and Molly and I next door. We arrived there at 0115 hrs with no accommodation bo ... read more

Asia » China » Hunan » Fenghuang

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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