The National Bird of China

Guilin to Suzhou

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November 16th 2010
Today has been a travel day so no photos to publish specific to today - just thought I would post a couple of general photos for interest. We left our Guilin hotel at 9.15, an hours drive to the airport (we had to drive a fair way out of town to get away from all the mountains) Our flight was on time and we arrived at Pudong airport in Shanghai just after lunch. Then it was an interesting 2. ... 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