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Howdy - we'll we've certainly had an action packed couple of days, we're in Kaili in Guizhou province right now (nowhere near any earthquakes if you were wondering) but I'll step back a couple of days. From Sanjiang (last blog) we moved by bus to Conjiang (pronounced chongjiang - that caught us out for a while!), in the process switching from the Guiyang province to the Guiyang province - although there was merely a sign along the road somewhere, no U.S mexico border or anything. Both Sanjiang and Congjiang were fairly unremarkable but were means to an end. And that end [View Full Entry]

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By Rich n Di
October 28th 2007

Rites of Passage

 Asia » China » Guizhou » Kaili
Hello from San Du in Guizhou Province. We had a lovely break in Guanling to see the waterfalls, and stayed with a very friendly family. The eldest lad was teaching himself English from the internet and doing well. He wanted to know about our journey and after seeing our family photos on the blog, with the garden in the background, he looked at Ockbrook on Google-Earth. His dad gave us a lift to the waterfalls. It was a bit of a hairy ride, though interesting to see the view from the other side of a windscreen. Since then, we have moved [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 28th 2007 | 439 Views | [diary=214885]

Another Waterfall!
Ox Plough
Market Scene

By Jabe
October 11th 2007

A change of direction

 Asia » China » Guizhou » Kaili
A water feature during a drought
A water feature during a drought
As seen from our hotel room window
With our ultimate destination next being Kunming, we had 2 routes to get there - either through Sanjiang and Liuzhou, or through Kaili. For various reasons, Sanjiang was our preferred waypoint but, at 9:30AM when neither the 7:30AM nor 8:30AM buses to Sanjiang had come through (supposedly the only morning options), we felt forced to change our plans. Buses to Congjiang and Kaili took up the rest of the day, with uncomfortable hours of traditional music on the DVD player pitched somewhere in the screeching range. The next day we boarded a sleeper train for Kunming and, 14 hours later, were [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 6th 2007 | 125 Views | [diary=210521]

View from our hotel room window
Secure (and dead) pot plants
Roundabout

By JohnandFrank
September 28th 2007

Laatste dagje Lijiang en Kaili

 Asia » China » Guizhou » Kaili
Toch nog een computer gevonden in Kaili waar we nu zitten. We zitten in een ruimte met wel 60 Chinesen die allemaal met een computer zitten te spelen. Kosten Euro 0,20 per uur. Maar eerst nog even Lijiang afmaken. Op de avond van onze eerste dag in dit oude plaatsje hebben we weer heerlijke dumpling gegeten. Maar we maken jullie allemaal te lekker met het Chinese voedsel dus daarover vertellen we nu niets. Eergisteren hebben we in de vallei rondom Lijiang een fietstocht gemaakt en een van de leukste dorpjes in de omgeving bezocht: Baisha. Dit was voorheen de voormalige hoofdstad [View Full Entry]

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Ons eerste Chinese ontbijt in voorbereiding
Rijstvelden
Huizen in een Miao dorp

Our first afternoon in Kaili included a trip to the bird and flower market; it was a fascinating regional market with baskets of spices; cages of birds, exotic animals and reptiles; interesting plants; and piles of local fruits and vegetables. Unfortunately, we were caught in a torrential downpour and were not able to enjoy the market scene. The rain complicated the afternoon trip to one of the nearby minority villages, so we went to a regional museum that had minority dress and cultural artifacts on display. The most interesting parts of the museum, however, were the women artisans who were [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 5th 2007 | 149 Views | [diary=186414]

Watching the Waterbuffalo Auction
Looking at the Texas Longhorns
Not your every day band

By Joe Corsetti
July 27th 2007

Miao

 Asia » China » Guizhou » Kaili
We spent the day visiting some Miao villages in the southern part of China. Wow. Absolutely amazing and beautiful drive out to the rural parts. I was little uneasy about visiting the villages - when we arrived we got to watch a "traditional" Miao dance. All the participants were dressed in their tradiotnal gard. However, it felt very unauthentic. It was as if I was watching an exhibit at the Colombian Exhibition's Hall of People. I wanted to see the village, but I also felt like the people were put on display for us. However, the ride there on the bus [View Full Entry]

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Maandag 26 februari 2007. “De provincie Guizhou is een gevaarlijk gebied, waar de barbaren leven!” verkondigen de Chinezen in Sjanghai. Toch durfde een Belgisch reiskwartet het aan om Guizhou te bezoeken. Ria Bollens en Pieter Michels lieten zich leiden door hun bekwame en ervaren gidsen Berna Ackermans en Wim Oldenhof! Onderweg veranderde het reisprogramma voortdurend. Het speelde losjesweg in op alle nieuwe informatie en weetjes van de laatste minuut over plaatselijke festivals en evenementen. Hier dan het uiteindelijk PROGRAMMA. Maandag 5 februari: [View Full Entry]

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De vertrekkers, Ria en Pieter.
De blijvers, Berna en Wim.
Daar gaan ze, goede reis!

We logeerden in het Yingpanpo National Hotel (Ying panpo Minzhu Binguan) Adres: 53, East Yingpan Road 556000 Kaili Telefoon: 0855 - 3833 333 en 0855 - 3838 883 Ligging: aan de noordoost kant van de stad, te voet bereikbaar vanaf het lange afstands busstation, vlakbij CITS. Prijs en wat inbegrepen: we betaalden 110Yvoor de kamers van 198Y. 2-persoonskamers met badkamer, westers WC, douche met douchegordijn en 24h/dag warm water, zonder ontbijt, met airco en verwarming, TV en telefoon. Persoonlijke beoordeling: Goed hotel met vriendelijk personeel, men spreekt bijna geen Engels. I [View Full Entry]

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By China 2006 2007
February 25th 2007

Markt in Kaili.

 Asia » China » Guizhou » Kaili
Zondag 25 februari 2007. Anders dan thuis, staan we deze zondag vroeg op, want we gaan de kleurrijke markt van Kaili afstruinen. De laatste slok Nescafé brandt nog op onze tong als we al op weg zijn. We moeten het blokje rond lopen want het terrein met de officiële gebouwen dat ons van de markstraten scheidt, heeft volgens de bewaker geen uitgang aan die kant. De levendige zondagsmarkt van Kaili is zeker een bezoek waard. Doordat veel Miao dichtbij wonen, kom je veel meisjes en vrouwen in traditionele klederdracht tegen. Hoewel de Miao-meisjes zich meer en meer kleden als de [View Full Entry]

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Published: March 8th 2007 | 233 Views | [diary=136120]

De kappersafdeling van de markt.
Je kan ook je toekomst laten voorspellen op de markt.
Kleine apotheek met traditionele Chinese medicijnen.

Zaterdag 24 februari 2007. Het regent en het is fris. Na het klassieke ontbijt van brood, deze keer met ‘grapejam’ en Nescafé, nemen we de taxi naar het busstation. De weg naar Ya Tang is zeer hobbelig door de wegenwerken. In Ya Tang is er weinig beweging. Het blijkt dat we te vroeg zijn voor het Lusheng-festival van de Miao. De ene zegt dat het om 12 uur begint, de andere spreekt van 14 uur en een derde vermoedt dat het om 16 uur begint. We keren dan maar terug met bus en taxi. Deze keer vergeet Wim de taxichauffeur, [View Full Entry]

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De haartooi van de meisjes is prachtig.
Twee jonge meisjes in vol ornaat.
De lusheng spelers dragen gewone kledij.


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