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Chengdu

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October 3rd 2014
Weds We disembarked in Chong Qing - China's largest City (pop. 33m) - and so it was unsurprising to spot more than a few high-rise flats!! We spent the early part of the morning sauntering around the fascinating Old Town, before adjourning to a coffee house with an outside 1st floor balcony that overlooked the frenzied activity below. We were intrigued by the men bashing and cooking sticky rice ... 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