Guess what I had for breakfast

Part horse, part mountain goat is what's needed in these hills

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September 5th 2010
10 trains, countless hours and thousands of miles covered we have landed in Dali on China's Western reaches. Clouds clutter the sky and form intricate patterns until they get clogged up around the mountains. Divided into old and new towns Dali is a place where you really notice changes in food, dress and language. It is most well known for its three pagodas which seem to be on every piece of ... 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