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October 28th 2008

Published: December 23rd 2008

Beijing I left Kobe and Japan on the 16th October for the 3 day journey to Beijing. As usual there was a splattering of fellow travellers, 2 Irish girls, a Japanese girl and the by now obligatory Aussie. The journey was pleasant enough but there was very little to do except read which was grand. We arrived to a smog filled Beijing on the 19th and caught one of the spanking new express trains (tra... Read Full Entry

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Guilin

Girl in traditional costume

Li River - Guilin to Yangshou

Captured Comorants used for fishing

Li River - Guilin to Yangshou

The one sleeved bandit - the view here is also on the back of the 20 Yuan note.

Li River - Guilin to Yangshou - Fisherman with Comorants

The Comorants have a string tied around their necks that prevents them from swallowing the fish once caught. The fisherman allows the bird to swallow every 7th one approximately - allegedly the Comorants will refuse to work if he forgets.

Kayaking in Yangshou

Yangshou

Yangshou - Dragon Bridge

Yangshou

Yangshou - Moon Hill

Yangshou - Rock climbing

Yangshou - Farming village

Yangshou

Jean, the girl on my right heard Gerry Adans speak in Hong Kong once - she is now an ardent Sinn Fein supporter! Meanwhile Tang Tang, on my right, will be greeting all future Irish custoners of the bar with Dia Dhuit you langer!