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Day 4

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June 2nd 2015
Day 4. We met Pokman and Kenny in the hotel foyer this morning. Pokman is Lu's partner, and both are coming to Tibet with us. We went to Du Fu's thatched cottage, which is in much bigger grounds containing pagodas, temples and gardens, etc. Du Fu was a poet who wrote about the poor farmers and their plight. After walking around the extensive grounds we headed back to meet Lu. We all we ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu

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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