The Stone Forest of Shilin

More details to come later...From Lijiang, I headed back South to Kunming to see a few of its attractions, hoping the rain and bad weather would be finished. Thinking it a good idea to take the overnight, sleeper bus for the 9 hour trip, I instantly realized...

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Tiger Leaping Gorge - Sounds Impressive, Eh?

More details to come later...Tiger Leaping Gorge is the epic sounding name of the large canyon carved out by the upper Yangtze River in its beginning phases, before heading out through the rest of China. This area is said to contain one of the world's largest...

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The "Old Town" of Lijiang

More details to come later...After Xi'an, I went South to Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, a popular spot with tourists looking for a bit more of the Southeast Asian feel and warmer climates. Unfortunately, that meant some rainstorms as well, so I only...

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Xi'an in One Day

More details to come later...Apart from the Terracotta Warriors, Xi'an offers a few other historic and pseudo-historic sights with pagodas, temples, drum towers, gardens, etc. Many are quite nice looking, but the influx of tourists makes some of it a bit too...

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