A quick history of China

Day 5: Zhaoqing walking, riding, hiking and big cooking pots

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April 4th 2012
Today was a mixture of activities from walking to riding to hiking. Breakfast was Yum Cha style, with noodles and steamed buns, mostly quite sweet. The restaurant in our hotel overlooks a lake, with occasional fishermen passing the window. We spent a few hours exploring the Seven Star Crags Scenic Area, which is utterly huge. It has bridges over lakes, a mountain topped with a Pagoda, caves ... read more

Asia » China

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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