Cruise boat

Li River Cruise

---

May 6th 2014
Geo: 24.8466, 110.281Today a four-hour, 83km cruise down the river to Yangshuo. Dramatic limestone scenery and verdant hills. Very hazy, but the sun peeked through from time to time.In the afternoon we visited a farmer's house and spoke with the family. Their family had lived there for 14 generations. Their ancestor had done a great service for the Qing Emperor and was granted the righ ... read more

Asia » China

---

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