Dragon back bone rice terraces

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December 1st 2012
We arrived by bus to the bottom of the rice terraces ready for a long and steep walk up the terraces to our hostel with all our bags, Pete was especially looking forward to this considering the number of shots (including dirty tequilla's) he had drank the night before. I wasn't looking forward to it although was secretly enjoying the fact Pete had to face this with a hangover. Once off ... 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