Hutongs visit

Beijing Hutongs to Xi'an via speed train

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April 8th 2014
Geo: 34.27, 108.9Another early day with the alarm sounding at 6.30 am. The first challenge was to get everything back into the suitcases. Mmmmm, I am TOTALLY convinced we have brought too much stuff - we certainly need to be better at this! But after some swapping and trading we did have it all assembled before breakfast.True to form, Howard arrived precisely on time....with a THIRD driver in ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi

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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