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02. Dali

Articles, Locations
Touristic Dali has plenty to offer, especially outside its touristic centre.
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Datong

Locations
Buddhist caves and temples light up the surroundings of coal capital Datong Quite a few cities in China have been a capital of some dynasty at some stage, and Datong is not different. In fact, it was a capital in 4th and 5th Century AD, and again in the 10th Century. But present day Datong, [...]
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Nanjing

Locations
A big Chinese city, with lots of character in the neighbourhoods, and its main attractions outside. Nanjing served as China’s capital from 1368 to as recently as 1949, when the Communists established Beijing as the new capital. However, unlike Beijing, which means “Northern Capital”, Nanjing (“Southern Capital”) does not have a world-class cultural heritage in [...]
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Mandalay

Locations
The old Myanmar capital is, as so many other places here, quite run down, but is surrounded by fascinating ‘deserted cities’, full of temples and pagodas, also in various states of disrepair.
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Yangon

Locations
Except for the spectacular Shwedagon Paya - temple, pagoda, stupa -, Yangon is a pretty run-down city.
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(5) West to Gyantse

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The scenic southern route past mountain passes and a sacred lake leads to Gyantse, another historic town with a fort, a monastery and a pagoda.
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Bagan – a photo essay

Locations
The 11th Century town of Bagan on the Irriwady River is one enormous Buddhist temple complex, impressive in its extent and in the quality of some of its architecture, mysterious in its setting.
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