Yungang Caves

Datong to Xian

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October 9th 2006
We arrived in Datong really early in the morning - something like 6:30 - and found the CITS office in the station. Three other back-packers also made their way into the office and we sat while the guide explained our tour options. We all signed up to go to Yungang Caves and the Hanging Temple, leaving at 9 o'clock. CITS told us there were no train tickets left for onward travel to Xian so we wo ... 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