Dali from the city wall

Dali - cafés, clothes and cakes

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November 21st 2013
Geo: 25.6955, 100.159Hello from a beautifully sunny and fairly warm Dali! I've definitely adapted to the slow pace of life in this province and no day is complete without a few stops at various cafés - going back to the city is going to be a shock! Haha This part of the trip all began with a fairly uncomfortable train journey. For reasons only known to those in control, a 2 hour journ ... 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