Local Market

Dali

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September 16th 2006
Stayed at Friends G.H in Dali which is cheap, convenient and frequented by chinese. Dali is a bit like Lijiang in that it is a tourist haven. Busloads of chinese tourists turn up each morning, taking zillions of photos. However it does have a more authentic feel because there are many real time shops interspersed with the souvenir ones and many indigenous Bai people are getting along with their ... 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