The Main Event: Jiu Zhai Gou 1

The Main Event: Jiu Zhai Gou

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July 15th 2005
This was the big one. Jiu Zhai Gou scenic area is a nationally protected area of stunning natural beauty, and also happens to be where parts of Jet Li's Hero was filmed. The water wasn't like water anymore; so clear i could see the moss growing on the fallen branches laying on the riverbed, 50m deep. The mountains looked like they were sculpted, they were so beautiful. A part of the obje ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu

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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