swapping ipods

Lijiang and Tiger Leaping Gorge

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August 22nd 2006
Lijiang is a maze of alleys with copious great cafes, guesthouses and of course shops offering every possibility for tourists to part with their yuan. My first night I swapped Ipods with a woman selling maps - she liked the chinese music Stef had sent me but wasn't too into the rest - her music was great. The old town is a visual feast not to mention the huge range in cuisine available. "Yaso y ... 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