Giant Buddha

Chengdu - Land of the Giants

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September 6th 2006
Chengdu The train journey from Lijiang was our longest yet and the first time we had been on a 'sleeper'. I wasn't relishing the prospect of 22 hours on a train, but it turned out much better than expected... At first it was a little daunting... As usual we arrived late and the train was already quickly filling up with busy Chinese people hunting down every last remaining inch of luggage sp ... 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