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Thur 20 / 10

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October 30th 2010
Thur 28 / 10 Lijiang to Shangri La With yet another long day ahead of us it was a 05:30 wake-up call that got us moving and after a quick fix of overnight computer problems it was good to catch up with Christine back home (before being cut short with further computer issues. A fascinating 5 hr bus ride into the heavens as we travelled into Shangri La (previously called Zhongdian) at around ... 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