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Lijiang/丽江 Day 1

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January 26th 2011
Our bus arrived in Lijiang at around 5:45 am. I thought the ride would be longer, but it was less than 10 so I was pretty confused to arrive so early. I got a breakfast of poor-quality xiao long bao and doujiang - should have waited and not eaten next to the station. I caught bus #8 to 古城口/guchengkou, the entrance to the old town. It was very quiet and peaceful there and as the sun rose ... 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