Victoria 3

Chongquing to Chengdu

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November 11th 2010
We left our boat this morning and boarded a bus in the city of Chongquing. This city is the most populous in China with 32 million - not a bicycle in sight though because the city is mountainous. It is notorious for it's fog - only 200 days of actual sunlight a year according to our guide. He said he spent a month in the city once and only saw the sun for 3 half days the whole time! The traffi ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu

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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