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China: Episode II

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June 8th 2012
From Ping Yao we took the overnight train to Xi'An so we arrived in the early morning. It was not quite as comfortable this time - we were in a hard sleeper (not literally a hard bed or anything, just 6 bunks to a cabin, and no door on the cabin - so generally less attractive), and we were on the middle bunks which meant no head room apparently, even for little old me. We slept ok considering, ... read more

Asia » China » Guangxi » Yangshuo

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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