A tunnel at the top of the hill!

Day 9: Longshan to Lianshan

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April 8th 2012
Distance: 35km (of 60) We headed into town for breakfast at an extremely popular Yum Cha restaurant. We had our own private room and feasted on dim sum and cheong fun (rice noodles). It was raining quite heavily this morning so only Dimiter and Birgit dared the weather. The rest of us rode in the van and I even watched some TV shows on the iPad with Lyle. After 23km the riders rejoined us (tho ... 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