China's dark side

Not all of the garbage makes it way to the garbage trucks. In fact, littering seems to be a national sport here in China. I have been on a one-man "no littering" teaching spree as I continually approach people who litter and make them pick up their litter and place it in a refuse can. My other travelers are a bit uneasy with my technique but hopefully it will produce a positive outcome

Lights out in Lijiang

June 27th 2005
A three hour bus ride north of Dali landed the four of us in Lijiang, a town which on the surface is frightening to us travelers. Imagine a Chinese-esque Disneyland-type town. Eveything looks fake including the cobblestone steets, the houses and even the people. We did manage to find a woman to put us up in her guesthouse which had an authentic Chinese feel. To add injury to insult, we bumped ... 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

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