Bamboo Rat heads

Chengdu to Wanzho

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September 29th 2012
Day 12 Today started with a short internal flight from Xi'an to Chengdu. After checking into the hotel we had a short walking tour of the area, including the popular 'Wide and Narrow Alleys'--two ancient streets containing lots of quaint little shops and tea houses, and market stalls of crafts and food. There were also locals getting their ears cleaned in the streets with som ... 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