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Yangtse Cruise: Mon & Tues

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October 1st 2014
Monday Kate set off for Tai Che at 6.45am, leaving strict orders for me not to go back to sleep. Surprisingly, I didn't ignore this instruction. After a 7am breakfast we hopped aboard a smaller boat and explored the Shen Nong tributary. One curiosity of this gorge is the hanging coffins that are wedged into the gorge cliffside. The stunning scenery was very reminiscent of the Norwegian F ... read more

Asia » China » Yangtze River

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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