night view of GuLongYu

Our visit to Xiamen, Fujian, China

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December 1st 2006
On Nov 28, 2006, we left Yong Ding and took the bus to Xiamen. The bus trip took 4 hours, and a lot of Chinese smoked on the bus. Note: Some Chinese long distances buses do not allow smoking, especially the ones departing/arriving to Shenzhen. After we arrived in Xiamen, we were dropped off at the ChungPak bus station, which is quite a way away from the tourist area. We approached a tra ... 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