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Sailing on the Yangtzy River

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October 23rd 2017
As I write this blog, I am lying in bed listening to the clammer as we make our way through the five locks at the Three Gorges Project. We began the journey through the locks about 7 PM and it will take about 3 1/2-4 hours to get through them. On Sunday afternoon,after an early rise and on the bus by 8 AM , we arrived at the dock where we embarked on our Yangtze River Cruise . We had lunch in J ... 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