The Daddy of Old Towns 20180815_075438

The Daddy of Old Towns

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August 15th 2018
Hi All, So good to be out of the mountains and at a much lower elevation. A 4 hour bus ride south from Shangri-la and we arrived in Lijiang. Stayed in a small hotel close to Mu Palace, very quiet and secluded. Lovely to relax and ease away the strains of mountain hiking. Really enjoyed our few days here walking the sometimes heaving othertimes empty old streets. The Naxi food has also been ... 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