View of Gorge

Tiger Leaping Gorge-deepest gorge in the world

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September 12th 2006
The weather was miserable so when we got to the bus stn they told us that there would be no other bus today due to the rain!!! Luckily we hooked up with this chinese couple and shared a minibus to Qiaotao (about 2 hrs.) Stopped off at Jane's for some info, they're really friendly. I thought I was talking to Jane. Afterwards Eoghan commented that that was the gayest chinese person he had met so ??? ... read more

Asia » China

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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