a small house we passed by

Yaks

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July 4th 2010
Back from the week long excursion through North Yunnan!! We went through Dali, Shaxi, Li Jiang, and Shangrila. Dali and Li Jiang were very similar. These two cities were both touristy and pretty much the only thing to do in the old part of town was shopping. In Dali, the people were very friendly and were generally very helpful. Li Jiang was much bigger than Dali and therefore much more ... 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