{"id":497,"date":"2007-12-04T11:59:06","date_gmt":"2007-12-04T16:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/wordpress\/2007\/12\/04\/new-photos-southern-china"},"modified":"2007-12-01T12:11:50","modified_gmt":"2007-12-01T17:11:50","slug":"new-photos-southern-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/2007\/12\/04\/new-photos-southern-china","title":{"rendered":"New Photos &#8211; Southern China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We entered China in the Yunan Province of the country and made our way North through the Leaping Tiger Gorge and up to Chengdu.  Some of the worst road of the trip made this section very long and difficult, but we were able to see some pretty amazing scenery and history.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/gallery2embedded.php?g2_itemId=7924&#038;\">Link to Gallery<\/a> or click the photos below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7924&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Approaching the Chinese border with Laos\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7925&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"Approaching the Chinese border with Laos\" title=\"Approaching the Chinese border with Laos\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7929&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"It is not a border, it is a Frontier Defense post\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7930&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"It is not a border, it is a Frontier Defense post\" title=\"It is not a border, it is a Frontier Defense post\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7932&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"After 30 hours at the border, we were eager to get on the road\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7933&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"After 30 hours at the border, we were eager to get on the road\" title=\"After 30 hours at the border, we were eager to get on the road\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7935&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Immigration was no problem at all\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7936&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"Immigration was no problem at all\" title=\"Immigration was no problem at all\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7938&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Unlike immigration, customs was expensive and time consuming\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7939&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"Unlike immigration, customs was expensive and time consuming\" title=\"Unlike immigration, customs was expensive and time consuming\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7944&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"The trucks outside the gates to ancient Dali City\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7945&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"The trucks outside the gates to ancient Dali City\" title=\"The trucks outside the gates to ancient Dali City\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7947&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Ain't no hoppin' this fence\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7948&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"Ain't no hoppin' this fence\" title=\"Ain't no hoppin' this fence\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7950&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Driving high along side the Yangtze river\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7951&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"Driving high along side the Yangtze river\" title=\"Driving high along side the Yangtze river\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7959&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Tiger Leaping Gorge is a popular spot for locals and foreigners alike\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7960&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"Tiger Leaping Gorge is a popular spot for locals and foreigners alike\" title=\"Tiger Leaping Gorge is a popular spot for locals and foreigners alike\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7965&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"This is some serious whitewater\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7966&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"This is some serious whitewater\" title=\"This is some serious whitewater\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7968&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"The first of many signs we would see in Chinglish\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7969&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"The first of many signs we would see in Chinglish\" title=\"The first of many signs we would see in Chinglish\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7971&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Thinking about taking the plunge at Tiger Leaping Gorge\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7972&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"Thinking about taking the plunge at Tiger Leaping Gorge\" title=\"Thinking about taking the plunge at Tiger Leaping Gorge\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7974&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"If you do fall in, there is not much hope for you\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7975&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"If you do fall in, there is not much hope for you\" title=\"If you do fall in, there is not much hope for you\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7977&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Who would even want to?\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7978&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"Who would even want to?\" title=\"Who would even want to?\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7980&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Shop signals Bouey to that kayaking the gorge is probably a bad idea\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7981&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"Shop signals Bouey to that kayaking the gorge is probably a bad idea\" title=\"Shop signals Bouey to that kayaking the gorge is probably a bad idea\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7983&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"16 people have died in recent years trying to kayak\/raft Tiger Leaping Gorge\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7984&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"16 people have died in recent years trying to kayak\/raft Tiger Leaping Gorge\" title=\"16 people have died in recent years trying to kayak\/raft Tiger Leaping Gorge\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7995&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Yao Ming may have been to the temple, but we were the focus of attention that day\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7996&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"Yao Ming may have been to the temple, but we were the focus of attention that day\" title=\"Yao Ming may have been to the temple, but we were the focus of attention that day\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7998&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"One more for good measure\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7999&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"One more for good measure\" title=\"One more for good measure\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8001&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"The Buddhist temple near Lijiang is quite spectacular\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8002&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"The Buddhist temple near Lijiang is quite spectacular\" title=\"The Buddhist temple near Lijiang is quite spectacular\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8004&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"The Buddhist prayer rooms overlook the Yangtze valley below\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8005&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"The Buddhist prayer rooms overlook the Yangtze valley below\" title=\"The Buddhist prayer rooms overlook the Yangtze valley below\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8007&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"The Buddhist prayer rooms overlook the Yangtze valley below\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8008&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"The Buddhist prayer rooms overlook the Yangtze valley below\" title=\"The Buddhist prayer rooms overlook the Yangtze valley below\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8010&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"The Buddhist prayer rooms overlook the Yangtze valley below\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8011&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"The Buddhist prayer rooms overlook the Yangtze valley below\" title=\"The Buddhist prayer rooms overlook the Yangtze valley below\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8013&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"A local guide gives Jason and Bouey a history lesson about the temple\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8014&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"A local guide gives Jason and Bouey a history lesson about the temple\" title=\"A local guide gives Jason and Bouey a history lesson about the temple\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8016&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Bouey doing a little reflecting at the temple\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8017&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"Bouey doing a little reflecting at the temple\" title=\"Bouey doing a little reflecting at the temple\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8019&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"I don't know what is says, but Chinese writing is pretty cool\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8020&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"I don't know what is says, but Chinese writing is pretty cool\" title=\"I don't know what is says, but Chinese writing is pretty cool\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8022&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"There are some pretty crazy creatures in Chinese culture and religion\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8023&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"There are some pretty crazy creatures in Chinese culture and religion\" title=\"There are some pretty crazy creatures in Chinese culture and religion\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8025&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Our guide Jason also has a hobby of writting Chinese calligraphy\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8026&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"Our guide Jason also has a hobby of writting Chinese calligraphy\" title=\"Our guide Jason also has a hobby of writting Chinese calligraphy\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8028&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"The Thundra gets an oil change and takes up the entire service bay\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8029&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"The Thundra gets an oil change and takes up the entire service bay\" title=\"The Thundra gets an oil change and takes up the entire service bay\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8031&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"The kitchen at one of our guesthouses near Lijiang... glad I got my Hep shots\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8032&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"The kitchen at one of our guesthouses near Lijiang... glad I got my Hep shots\" title=\"The kitchen at one of our guesthouses near Lijiang... glad I got my Hep shots\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8034&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Unfortunately, this is not fog and represents something we had to deal with for the next three weeks\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8035&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"Unfortunately, this is not fog and represents something we had to deal with for the next three weeks\" title=\"Unfortunately, this is not fog and represents something we had to deal with for the next three weeks\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8043&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"In addition to McDonald's, you can have you pick of western stores\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8044&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"In addition to McDonald's, you can have you pick of western stores\" title=\"In addition to McDonald's, you can have you pick of western stores\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8049&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"In China, cornfields seemed to replace the familiar rice fields we were used to\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8050&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"In China, cornfields seemed to replace the familiar rice fields we were used to\" title=\"In China, cornfields seemed to replace the familiar rice fields we were used to\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8052&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Once the corn is harvested, it is carefully gaurded\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8053&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"Once the corn is harvested, it is carefully gaurded\" title=\"Once the corn is harvested, it is carefully gaurded\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8037&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Downtown Kunming\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8038&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"Downtown Kunming\" title=\"Downtown Kunming\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8040&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Downtown Kunming and the first McDonald's we had seen since Thailand\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=8041&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"Downtown Kunming and the first McDonald's we had seen since Thailand\" title=\"Downtown Kunming and the first McDonald's we had seen since Thailand\" \/><\/a><a 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alt=\"A crowd gathers to inspect the Thunjdra at Tiger Leaping Gorge\" title=\"A crowd gathers to inspect the Thunjdra at Tiger Leaping Gorge\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7953&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"The road above the Yangtze got a little narrow and sketchy at times\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7954&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"The road above the Yangtze got a little narrow and sketchy at times\" title=\"The road above the Yangtze got a little narrow and sketchy at times\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7962&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"The mighty Yangtze flows through a narrow canyon at Tiger Leaping Gorge\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7963&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"The mighty Yangtze flows through a narrow canyon at Tiger Leaping Gorge\" title=\"The mighty Yangtze flows through a narrow canyon at Tiger Leaping Gorge\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7986&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"If you don't want to take the main road through the gorge, you can take the footpath\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&#038;g2_itemId=7987&#038;g2_GALLERYSID=d9a73a094f274150c3bf8d858f905321\" width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  alt=\"If you don't want to take the main 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