Dujiangyan Anlan Suspension Bridge

Made in China - Dujiangyan Scenic Spot

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September 26th 2013
The Sofitel Wanda puts on an even better buffet breakfast then we’ve had yet. Choice of both waffles and pancakes, many flavours of yoghurt, and eggs hard boiled, fried, and poached. The baked beans are labelled correctly. This part of the story I am hand-writing, initially, in the car on the drive to Dujiangyan. It’s a bit difficult to write as this road is, in asset terms “very very p ... 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