The Streets of Dali

Dali, China

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September 3rd 2006
Dali in a nutshell We got off to a bad start when we jumped off the bus a couple of stops early and we ended up in the middle of nowhere, hoping to establish from our rubbish map how to get to our guest house. After trying to find somebody who spoke English to no avail we almost had given up when luckily a random passer by in a mini van full of water bottles stopped. The friendly guy must have ... 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