The River

Wuyuan- amazing scenery, and a very long train journey

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February 7th 2011
The train was a big long sleeper, and, after making friends with a woman and her son, along with a little girl who came to look at the foreign person, stayed up until past midnight jus chatting with these kids, showing them pictures and playing games. It was really good fun, and sadly had to part with them at Xuancheng. After finally arriving at Tunxi, some Chinese students started talking to m ... read more

Asia » China » Jiangxi

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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