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Dali Old Town

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November 10th 2016
Dali is a real tourist area - absolutely heaving with coaches and Chinese tourists. We were is a nice hostel quite near the old city, but far enough away to avoid the real hustle and bustle. Day one was spent just exploring the area, and I walked to the 3 Pagodas and then on some of the old city wall. Sat 5 Nov 6 of us took tour from Dali which went around Erhai Lake (Ear shaped lake). Visit ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan » Dali

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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