Suhe Ancient Town

Lijiang/丽江 Day 2

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January 27th 2011
The next day I slept in, handwashed some clothes, and got a western-style breakfast and coffee combo made by Mama who cooked wearing a tall Chef's hat. I thought it would be best to rest my feet for a day, so I rented quite a nice bike from Baba . The going rate in Lijiang was 15 kuai for the whole day. I rode out of the Old Town by way of some areas that actually didn't have tourist shops! I r ... 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