some parts of the grasslands have been turned into Disneyland...

I found it very funny (interesting and odd) that every single Chinese tourist ends up at the same place in the vast grasslands... They all go to the same spot where there are restaurants, horse-carts... and crowds and trash, when 5 minutes away, it's all quiet and untouched. Weird!

Grasslands around Wulan Butong, Inner-Mongolia

October 22nd 2014
If you ever find yourself in the Beijing area and you are looking for a place to get away from it all, head to Inner-Mongolia to enjoy stunning scenery, huge open space, tranquility and good food. In October last year the English training school I work for organized a relaxing 3-day get-away for the staff (teachers and course consultants) in the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. I must admit I wasn’ ... 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

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