Climbing a hill at sunrise 01 Half way up view across to Moon Hill pagodas

Climbing a hill at sunrise

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August 28th 2011
Last August... So me and my room mate Zac woke at 0545 Sunday morning and sneaked out the hostel before sunrise at what felt like an unholy hour. We looked down the end of our road and at the cross road we could just make out a busy market at the small cross roads ahead. As we got closer and began dodging the vehicles and manoeuvring the hectic scene I couldn’t tell if people were bartering o ... read more

Asia » China » Guangxi » Yangshuo

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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