Crowds clamour for photographs

Kanding & Leshan

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June 30th 2010
Having walked the length of Dan Ba town to get our bus to Kangding I was relieved to take my boots and sweaty socks off. Now I am blessed with some poignant feet but even I was surprised when the driver got on board and angrily gesticulated that I put my shoes back on. Unluckily I was sat at the front and the driver refused to move until the smell was relieved. Much to the relief of the other pass ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Leshan

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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