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China

Food in China… so much choice!

Kunming… the life around the Green Lake

How to apply for Chinese visa in Laos

Youth Hostels (YHA)… cheap and good accommodation in China

… hitchhiking by Kangding, Tagong and Sertar

from Shangri-lá to Dao Cheng…by bus

Sumtseling Monastery… an impressive Buddhist temple

Lijiang… a modern ancient city

Dalí… the postcard city

Shangri-lá (Zhongdian)… reality or fiction?

Larung Gar… looks like a dream

Tiãnzàng… Tibetan sky burial

Litang… the Chinese “wild, wild West”

Chengdu… without the pandas!

Yanding Natural Park… more than beautiful

Dao Cheng… looks like Tibet?!?

Traveling by train in China… nice and easy!

28 days in China: itinerary & costs

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