Wuhan Revisited & Xiantao 20170601_140519

Wuhan Revisited & Xiantao

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August 1st 2018
This was my second time in Wuhan but I didn't have my friend Terry assisting me. The four and a half hour train ride was done during the afternoon arriving to my destination by 18:15 (6:15 P.M.). It was a very long trip when compared to the half hour to forty-five minutes (the ride to Guangzhou) I was very accustomed to by now. I feel very happy upon arriving at the Wuhan Train Station. I had in p ... 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