Black Dragon Pool, Lijiang

From Giant Pandas to Leaping Tiger

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April 25th 2012
Our flight to Chengdu was an assault on the senses. We were packed in with nearly 400 over-excited Chinese pensioners all jabbering away and constantly moving from their allocated seats. As the plane landed on the runway the chaos continued with people up and collecting their bags before we had even taxied to the stand! A most entertaining experience. Chengdu is a city of over 9 million people, ... 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