Tour of Old (and new) Chengdu

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October 24th 2015
We went on a walking tour of Old Chengdu with some of the Chinese students, six of them in total. They looked more excited to see their own city then we did! It was a forty minute bus trip to our location and on the way three of our bags almost got pick-pocketed. It was a real wake up call to always be aware of your possessions in a place like China where there are so many people. Once we arrived, ... 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