Western trail

Huangshan (Yellow Mountains)

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April 14th 2011
I had been looking forward to visiting Huangshan (otherwise known as yellow mountains) for a long time - ever since we moved to Shanghai and the previous tennents of our flat told us about them (and we then subsequently googled them!). The easiest way to get there is by bus so Emily, Alex, Sam and I set off on the 5-6 hr journey late in the morning with the plan to arrive there and climb up th ... 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