out of our bus window

Chengdu & leaving China

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August 5th 2010
Hey everyone, haven't been able to write the Chengdu blog as it's been hard to get time on the internet to write! We are currently in Auckland, arrived here today after 3 nights in Sydney. First of all, the bus journey to Chengdu - that was possibly the worst bus journey we've ever been on. It was supposed to take 24 hours, but in the end it took 26 and a half. We got the bus from Lijiang, and ... 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