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Wednesday - arrive in Hangzhou rain, lake, bullet train and hike

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September 6th 2014
We were greeted at the arrival gate by Dexter our guide for the next few days. He did try to give us his welcome spiel and itinerary whilst we were in the station but we were stood by a loud speaker and we couldn't hear him so it was pointless so,I ssked if we could move to somewhere quiete which we did - common sense prevails yet again! We first dropped our bags off at the luggage depository and ... 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