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DENGFENG AND LOUYANG

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May 26th 2014
26.5.14 Destination: DENGFENG Distance: 149 Kms SubT. 1,116 Kms Bal 10,867 Kms Road Condition: tricky roadworks 50%, balance OK Weather: fine, dust and coal dust smog Time in Saddle: 7.75 hrs Av Speed: av. 18 kph. Av Cadence. 68 Rpm Elevation: 1060 m up; M down Calories burned : 5648 Today was the hardest day yet. Road with Swiss and Italian fellows today, hopin ... read more

Asia » China » Henan » Luoyang

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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