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This is in the news now on CGTN https://www.facebook.com/565225540184937/posts/5968962183144552/ from CGTN on Facebook Literally meaning "Three-Star Piles", Sanxingdui is a cultural relic from the the Kingdom of Shu in ancient China. The name refers to the three earth mounds at the eponymous site, whose discovery attracted international attention and rewrote the history of Chinese civilization. #sanxingduidiscovery

in the Shanghaiist and the SCMP Matt Damon will be defending the Great Wall from monsters in new Chinese blockbuster The Great Wall, China's most expensive movie, has Hollywood in its sights

from the Sixth Tone What a 60-Year-Old List Reveals About Chinese History In 1961, China marked 180 sites as deserving of special protection. What can the chosen sites tell us about how the country sees its past? Workers restore a gate of the Forbidden City, Beijing, 1978. Paolo Koch/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images/People Visual

After 25 hours of being half asleep on the planes, I got a good nights sleep, now I need cash machine, coffee and breakfast in that order more or less. I will post more later.

Hi everyone, After much thought and reading about so many going to & from china, I thought it might be a great Idea if there might be anyone that would like to try & travel together or, possibly, after getting there, get together and go as a group to see some of the sights. My Fiance' has a friend of her's that is also a travel agent & has in the past, been able to get some really sweet deals on various tours and such. Also, we are thinking that it might be interesting to be able to just hang out with others that are going through the exact same thing. If You are interested, please feel free to contact me through here, or you may send me an email, and we will try to get what ever the group decides to do, all lined up. Some of the places on the table are listed below Lodging: Hawaii Hotel & Guangxi Wharton International Hotel Pricing for single rooms: Aprox $45.00 per night. Biejing Guiling Giuhua Mountain Ermei Mountain Yunnan Lijiang Xishan Temple CITY TOUR Chaoyang Square – Xingning Walking Street – Yongjiang River Scenery – Minzu Avenue – Minzu Square – Nanhu Lake Scenic Belt – Langdong – Nanning International Exhibition & Convention Center – Chinese hibiscus statue Qingxiu Tourist Resort – Guangxi Museum – Guangxi Cultural Heritage Center – Yiling Cave Guangxi Medicinal Garden – Flowers & Birds Mart – Yiling Cave – Yangmei Ancient Town – Qingxiu Mountain Scenic & Tourist Resort – Liangfengjiang National Forest Park Urban Scenery Tour Nanning – Kunlunguan Pass – Binyang (drifting in Jinken gorge) – Shanglin (Dalonghu Lake and Sanliyangdu scenic spot) – Mashan (Jinlun Cave, Hongshuihe River scenic spot) Nanning – Wuming (Yiling Cave, Lingshui spring, Mingxiuyuan garden) – Maming Mountain scenic spot Nanning – Heng County (a land of jasmine flower, Jiulong waterfall group, Fubo scenic spot) Border Tour Nanning – Daxin (Detian waterfall) – Jingxi (Tongling Grand Canyon, Gulonghe river drifting) – Longzhou (small Liancheng) Nanning – Longan (Longhu Mountain) – Daxin (Detian waterfall) – Chongzuo (leaning tower) – Ningming (cliff wall painting) – Pingxiang (Youyiguan Pass) Highlight Tour in Guangxi Nanning – Guilin – Xingan – Ziyuan – Longsheng Guilin – Yangshuo – Liuzhou – Nnanning – Beihai Nanning – Daxin (Detian Waterfall) – Jingxi (Tongling Grand Canyon) – Baise (Group of Dolines in Leye County) Sino-Vietnam Tour Nanning – Pingxiang – Vietnam (Halong Bay, Haiphong, Hanoi) Nanning – Dongxing – Vietnam (Mangjie, Halong Bay, Haiphong, Hanoi) TOURS OUTSIDE OF NANNING Wolong Nature Reserve Wolong Nature Reserve is a national nature reserve, which serves to protect the Giant Panda, Golden monkey, Dove tree and high mountain ecosystem.(Visitors can take pictures with Giant Pandas.) Three Gorges on the Yangtze River The Yangtze Gorges is a great valley with a most splendid landscape on the Yangtze(Changjiang)River and it is one of the ten most famous scenic sites of China. It extends from White King Town in Fengjie County,Sichuan Province to Nanjinguan Pass in Yichang,Hubei Province,consisting of Qutang Gorge,Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge,with a full length of 192 KM.It converges ths essence of the scenery on the Yangtze River.As a rarity of landscape of China,it has been displaying its special charms for thousands of years. The Lost Civilization-Sanxindui Museum The site of Sanxingdui, located at Guanghan 40km from Chengdu, is recognized as the most important ancient remains of the Sichuan region for its vast size, long lasting period and enriched cultural contents. The site was ranked by the State Council of PRC among the Top National Culture-Preservatory Bases in January 1988.[/] Guilin Tours The Elephant Trunk Hill Wave Curbing Hill Guilin Stele Forest Seven Star Cave Camel Hill Fire Lake Floral Bridge Mountain Folded Brocade MORE TOURS ARE COMMING (Waiting for the boss) LOL Thanks, Jim Current Aprox Airfare for Round trip $1800.00 DELTA Departure Date: May 4, 2004 Travel Route: Winston Salem NC to Atlanta Atlanta to LA LA to GuangZhou GuangZhou to Nanning. Return Date: May 20th, 2004. (Might be extended until the end of May) Reverse Travel Route