The tiger leaps over the gorge 18-jpg

The tiger leaps over the gorge

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November 18th 2013
Geo: 26.875, 100.238Tiger Leaping Gorge is regarded as one of the most beautiful and best hiking areas in China. Consequently I decided it was definitely worth checking out, especially as people had assured me that it was actually hiking and not just climbing up steps! So myself, the Korean girl and a French-Japanese girl got in a car and set out on the 2.5 hour drive to the starting point. The ... 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