River Li

River Li Boat-trip

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May 30th 2010
So we did take the boat trip. But we paid the extra and went with the hostel, for peace of mind. The jetty was about 1 hour 40 mins minibus drive from the hostel (stopping now and then to pick up Chinese passengers, who, for a fiver, could be dropped off en route) and we clambered off, stiff and complaining about mid-morning in a small farming village by the river. The famous bamboo boat wa ... 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