Down Town

Chengdu

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September 21st 2006
21/9 - The first day in Chengdu (after 10 hours journey from Jiozhaigu in a bus(100Y)) we couldn't get a room at the Mix Guest house which is very nice. so after making reservation for the next day, we found our self in a sheety youth hostel very close to the mix(70Y for a double - very nice and cozy). 22/9 - Rosh Hashana, we took a day off and just relaxed and hung around the hostel and the c ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu

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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