Hanoi-Hong Kong 040706A

Hanoi-Hong Kong

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July 4th 2006
After a BIG breakfast in preparartion for the day ahead, our group set off on a five hour trek to check out the countryside & visit a nearby Yao Village. I think most of the walk was spent with eyes down, watching my step because the path was handbuilt from large rocks & was very uneven & slippery - especially when it began raining. Tuckered out from the long walk, I forced myself back up the hi ... 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