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Nov 7, 2007 - Tiger Leaping Gorge

I first heard of Tiger Leaping Gorge (Hutiao Xia)when our daughter Adia wrote to us from Lijiang in 1999. ... She had trekked to the gorge along with three travelling companions and emailed us a picture of her hugging a yellow cement tiger with the raging Yangtse in the background far below.I first heard of Tiger Leaping Gorge (Hutiao Xia)when our daughter Adia wrote to us from Lijiang in 1999. ... She had trekked to the gorge along with three travelling companions and emailed us a picture of her hugging a yellow cement tiger with the raging Yangtse in the background far below....

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Year 2: China/India

Nov 2, 2006 - Overnight buses and onto Tiger Leaping Gorge

After the disasterous train ride to Kunming, Cam and I got some rest in the morning before going to a backpacker's favorite for lunch McDONALD'S ! After the no eatting or drinking of the day before I gorged and had a Big Mac, 10 Chicken Nuggets, Fries and drink all for just 3.After the disasterous train ride to Kunming, Cam and I got some rest in the morning before going to a backpacker's favorite for lunch McDONALD'S ! After the no eatting or drinking of the day before I gorged and had a Big Mac, 10 Chicken Nuggets, Fries and drink all for just 3....

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Jul 25, 2006 - Qiaotou, Tiger Leaping Gorge

Nancy doing this for a change.Nancy doing this for a change....

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Jul 3, 2006 - Tiger Leaping Gorge

It's said that a tiger leaped across the gorge from a rock long ago and that's where the name Tiger Leaping Gorge came from.It's said that a tiger leaped across the gorge from a rock long ago and that's where the name Tiger Leaping Gorge came from....

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