Before we went

The first few days

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October 12th 2015
在一开始的时候 In the beginning................. From Alan Laoshi: Day 1 It was hard to believe that shortly after leaving Cairns we were taking a leisurely stroll though the streets of Singapore. After eating a huge buffet (Western/Malay) breakfast we set out for a quick stroll before we had to head to the airport. We saw old British colonial buildings and the luxurious apartments with ... 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