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Train from Wuhan to Kunming

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January 23rd 2011
I was initially concerned about domestic travel during the Spring Festival season, so much so that I was considering going to Taiwan or sticking closer to Wuhan. I saw some terrifying photos in news articles and read stories about people getting stranded for days. However, I went myself to the train ticket office early in the morning nine days before the train I wanted and all options (hard/soft ... 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