Long Lake

Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve

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May 1st 2010
A ten hour bus trip from Chengdu to north-eastern Sichuan province brought me to Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve, a UNESCO world heritage site and probably one of the most visually stunning scenes in China and definitely the nicest I've seen while here. Vast ecosystems and numerous lakes compose the park and at 72000 hectares, requires shuttle buses to run through in order to cover the massive distances ... 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