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18. the intermezzo

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Time to look back at our three weeks in China, and compare a little with 20 years ago.
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17. the road to Vietnam

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Even the last part, driving through China to the Vietnamese border, is more of an effort than expected, but not unatractive.
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16. Yuanyang

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The famous rice terraces of Yangyuan remained largely invisible thanks to the fog, but ethnic minority women made up a little for the lack of views.
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15. Jianshui

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The old town of Jianshui is a wonderful labyrinth of cobbled streets, lined with old wooden houses (finally!) and with several touristic attactions.
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14. the villages (3)

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The third and last entry on Xishuangbanna visits some of the minority villages around Jinghong, and ends at New Year's Eve.
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13. the villages (2): Menglun

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The second entry about Xishuangbanna villages I use as a platform to post some of the many pictures from what is now the Saturday market in Menglun.
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12. the villages (1): Ganlanba

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For the first of three entries about villages in Xishuangbanna, we traveled to Menghan, or Ganlanba, along the Mekong.
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11. Jinghong

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Xishuangbanna's friendly capital Jinghong has some attractions to offer, and is a great base for further exploration of the area.
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10. the marathon

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On the challenges of moving from A to B in China, and those of communication to achieve that.
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09. the Tengchong tourist spots

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Of the various tourist spots we visited around Tengchong, like Heshun, most were underwhelming; the war cemetery was impressive, though, for a variety of reasons.
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