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Tiger Leaping Gorge hike and Old Town Lijiang

Lijiang has an old town that is only a few years old. It is a small old town only accessible on foot with lots of narrow streets and canals. These are lined with souvenir shops and food stalls as usual.

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Lugu Lake 2600m above sea level

How a 7 hour bus ride turns into a 11 hour bus ride and why it was worth the wait – read on. Sleep deprieved from the night train I arrived in Xicheng 7am. No English signs, no buses to

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Hangzhou and it’s beautiful lake and parks

Hangzhou is relatively close to Shanghai and is a very beautiful green city with a big lake and many forests. I took a fast train to Hangzhou, wich took about two hours to get there. However what I didn’t know

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