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Dali & Travelling to Guilin

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October 8th 2014
Sunday We started the day in Xizhou, a small town north of Dali - what hit us immediately was the number of locals (mainly women) using traditional dress as everyday wear. So far we have only seen folk dressed up in traditional dress for the tourists - our guide confirmed that this stereotype was common place 20 years ago. We then saw a 'mock' traditional wedding, were shown around the t ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan

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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