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first time in Zhaotong

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April 7th 2003
7 Apr 2003 bus to ZhaoTong at 19:00pm, yeah...do you believe that???!!! the driver said it will take off at 19:30...ok...at least there was a time figure!! at last we left the station at quarter past 8, better than I expected! not for very long...it stop to pick up some goods, and not long after we stop for dinner, ok...we go again and as usual...fill up gasoline...and than stop again for w ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan

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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