Wenshan Yi

Wenshan transit

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August 11th 2010
Wenshan offered reasonable cheap accommodation and in good value compared with in Qiubei. But not much you could do in town except climbed up the 800 steps long staircase to the Wenbita pagoda, from there you got a superb view of the whole city. I visited Hongdian and Binglie market, both were dominated by the Yi people with their unique headdress full of embroidery and silver studs, colorful co ... 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