Mmm, breakfast!

Day 8: Jiu Long to Yangshan

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April 7th 2012
Today marked our longest ride -- 100km. However, not everyone made it! After another morning of no hot water and a simple breakfast of porridge, noodles and eggs, we all rode North through lovely countryside with rice fields, oxen and small towns. There was a lengthy uphill portion where we rose 1000 feet and then had a fast downhill. The roads were so quiet, with only occasional motorbikes, th ... 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