Nan Putuo Temple - before we embarked on our epic hill trek!

Xiamen (during the China National Week)

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September 30th 2012
In order to escape the madness of National Week in China we decided to escape to Xiamen, flying from Shanghai. It became apparent very quickly that Xiamen was in fact an extremely popular destination for Chinese tourists during National Week! We were also very aware that we were the ONLY europeans on the flight and there was not another European to be seen in the sea of people at Xiamen Airport. ... 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