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Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve

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November 18th 2010
I decided to go to Jiuzhaigou to get some fresh air and do some hiking. It is a ten hour bus ride from Chengdu on twisting mountain roads with drivers who believe they own the road. Our driver had developed a system, he would honk loudly before and during all bends in the road, then take the middle of the road. Some near misses! I've added a couple pictures of the road. Jiuzhaigou is a Chines ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan

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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