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Forget about it!

Cheap ride [20rmb] from Tina's to Jane's where our bags were stored. Short walk to Qiaotou. Wait by side of the road for a few minutes. Corey's bus came almost immediately; he was off for Shangri La. My bus came right after but being full did not stop. I waited an additional 10 minutes. ...

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prrrrl on March 10, 2012 from Shaxi, China

from the travel blog: Yunnan, China

Too hard!

Today I hiked with two Chileans & a Dutchman to some famous old grottoes in the hillsides near Shaxi. There are many and spread far apart in the hills. Seeing them all would take one very long day of non-stop hiking. We opt for a few along a curving path. A mini-van & driver will meet us at...

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prrrrl on March 10, 2012 from Shaxi, China

from the travel blog: Yunnan, China

To market, to market!

It's market day in Shaxi, a small village that once was on the Tea Horse Road where Yunnan tea was traded for Tibetan horses. The square is quaint and amazingly QUIET! I like it here! The market is in the newer part of town mostly under some metal shelters. I saw the rug hat people and...

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prrrrl on March 9, 2012 from Shaxi, China

from the travel blog: Yunnan, China

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