Shanghai to Kunming by rail

Best Laid Plans

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January 28th 2011
Great Ride Forward -- See www.greatrideforward.com for more stories/pics/video. The most amazing and frustrating part about traveling in China is that very few things go as planned. Amazing because you find yourself in situations and places that you would never expect. When a wrong turn on the streets of Kunming leads you to endless alleyways of baby grand pianos, you have to smile. Frustrating ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan » Kunming

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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