Moonlit landscape at Shigu, Yunnan, China. This ancient town is where the 'First Bend of the Yangtze River' is located, where the river meets the Heng

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Moonlit landscape at Shigu, Yunnan, China. This ancient town is where the 'First Bend of the Yangtze River' is located, where the river meets the Hengduan mountains, and is forced to turn nearly 180 degrees (see C039/4642). Photographed on 22 December 2013.

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