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Day 22 - Wednesday 25/Nov/2015 - Shaxi to Lijiang journey

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November 25th 2015
Bicycling to the historical river bridges, the White Dragon Pool and through the countryside. In the afternoon leaving for Jiliang. - bicycle hire from the Hostel, 20Yuan (bicycle in poor shape!). - shared minibus from Shaxi to Jianchuan, 13:50-13:40, 50min, 13Yuan. - shared minibus from Jianchuan to Lijiang, 14:50-15:50, 1h (higway), 40Yuan (while the other passengers payed 30Yuan...). !- ... 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