Shidong

Entry gates and traffic jams

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April 19th 2011
I didn't realize how touristic Guangxi province was until I arrived at the Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces. I hadn't done any research on it at all really, and it was only when my bus pulled over and I found myself standing once again in front of one of those infernal entry gates that the Chinese government is so good at putting up at every sight of even the slightest interest, that I knew I had r ... 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