Xijiang

Days in Xijiang

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August 1st 2014
This is my third and last day here in Xijiang and what I consider to be my final day of my China trip. Tomorrow I leave to Guiyang which is just a stopover on my way back to SFO. Two days here would have been more than adequate, but there wasn't really sufficient time for me to stop anywhere else in Guiyang. Travel times between towns are long and I'm somewhat traveled out. Too bad, since it ... 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