South Gate

Old China

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September 28th 2006
Pingyao is such a great little town! We are enjoying ourselves immensely here. This morning we woke up and pulled back the curtains to see the entire place covered in fog (real fog, not smog). We dressed and headed down to order some breakfast. Our guesthouse is certainly one busy place! There were streams of other travelers coming in with reservations. The owner has a brother who owns another gue ... 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