northeast of Yuxi

down the road a piece

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June 7th 2010
Wet season is finally here in Yunnan. Skies have been gray with off and on rain showers from morning until night. Today was different, though. The sky was a gorgeous blue with puffy fair weather clouds. A good day for a bike ride. I am building up for a ride to Fuxian lake. That will be about a 3 hour ride on country roads (unless I ride on the expressway, which might take 2 hours). Se ... 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