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Chengdu

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November 24th 2012
14/11 So, we finally made it to Chengdu after our 16 hour train journey! We hopped straight in a taxi at Chengdu station and headed to our hotel. The traffic was pretty bad near the station so it took a little while to get there, and cost a whopping ¥40! (£4) We got to our Holiday Inn express in Wuhou, Chengdu (woohoooo!!) Managed to check in around an hour early and headed to our room. An extr ... 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