Strange shop to have in town

Riding the Iron Rooster to Yangshuo

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April 2nd 2013
We board a little local taxi/bus to get us to the underground train that will get us to the sleeper train that will eventually get us to Yanshuo. When we arrive at the station there's lots lugging our cases up and down escalators in what looks like a shopping mall before finally getting to the ticket place. Only we don't get tickets, we get what look like poker chips! The underground is ... read more

Asia » China

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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