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By B n B
August 31st 2007
some more pics Asia » China » Guizhou » Guiyang
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B n B - Brigid Taylor and Bob Yacamini | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 31st 2007 | 59 Views | [diary=197696]

cave park
cave park
cave park

my work
my work
we work on the sixth floor.
Hey folks, Been a little while huh? We’ve been sooooo busy at the school, we’ve had the summer school, which is just about to finish, yay!! Yeh, just in case you don’t know, B n B are in China now, we’re both teaching English to the best of our ability, but it can be a little tricky at times. The city we’re living in is called Guiyang; it’s in the South West, small city, not as developed as some in China. The reasons for coming here? The countryside surrounding the city is that kinda romantic, poetic, cloudy, hilly terrai [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 17th 2007 | 241 Views | [diary=193199]

wedding
some of the gang
some of the gang2

Living Space
Living Space
the view from my apartment
Guiyang: My days here in Guiyang consist of roughly 10+ hours of teaching. I teach 20+ aspiring English Tour Guides the English language (in the context of Tourism, etc...) from 9:00am-5:30pm, with a 2 hour break for lunch and time to prep for the following day’s class. Though I am tired to the point of losing all abilities of comprehension, I love every minute of this lively and non-stop existence, here in this organic, thriving city of Guiyang. In total honesty, being here in the south of China makes me want to never return to Beijing, with its grey clouds, hot [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 14th 2007 | 246 Views | [diary=192407]

In The Bowels
The Mighty Earth
They All Ballas in China

Vi glemte helt at skrive hvad der er sket mellem Chengdu og Guangzhou. Det skal lige naevnes at Claus har vaeret daarlig de sidste to dage saa vi har mest set hotelvaerelset og dets TV (0-4 kanaler paa engelsk, primaert fra Hong Kong). Vi naede dog at se lidt af byen og skal forhaabenlig se mere, saa der kommer snart en 'entri' om byen her Efter E'mei Shan tog vi tilbage til Vi havde haabet paa en tur varmekilder efter E'mei Shan-turen, men de aabnede foerst kl. fem og vores bus koerte kl seks, saa efter en stor omgang velfortjent morgenmad [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 30th 1999 | 46 Views | [diary=187538]

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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 | 187 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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Published: August 5th 2007 | 77 Views | [diary=186075]


June 7 - 9 Morning on the train I was trying to figure out how far the bus station from the train station to catch a bus to Kaili. A girl was sitting across from me and I asked her if she knew which bus to take to Kaili. Now I can't remember if I asked in horrible chinese or in english. Probably in english but I would like to think I used chinese:) She told me she was goign to Kaili and that I could come with her. Sweet deal! She introduced herself as Rabbit. She was visiting friends [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 14th 2007 | 166 Views | [diary=171786]

Some small town on the way to Xijiang
Xijiang
The streets of Xijiang

Meeting Myself in Chengyang I've met solo travellers, I've met travelling couples, families, newlyweds, sisters, brothers, best friends, tour groups, school trips and several undiscernably related travellers. In my opinion the option of travelling as a pair is optimal as it offers the best mix of freedom and security (this leads into concepts of "wingmen" and "package deals" but we wont go into these here now shall we), however, trying to find someone travelling in the same direction as myself has proven to be problematic. Recently, in Sanya that is, I met Felix and we have travell [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 6th 2007 | 1163 Views | [diary=178836]

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Situated in the hills that surround Congjiang, the riverside Chinese equivalent of a one-horse town, Basha is perhaps the most well-known and popular Miao village in the state. In terms of scenery, Basha most certainly puts the former to shame. While still touched by the hand of development, evident in one or two of the photos I posted, this village, spread through the lush foothills of southeast Guizhou province, in comparison with more easily accessible roadside towns such as Congjiang, this Miao village retains the vast majority of its original character. Our local guide and village reside [View Full Entry]

Devin MoHonglei - Devin C. Mawdsley | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 7th 2007 | 176 Views | [diary=180468]

RECOVERED
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Guizhou (population 8,940, 116) Our guide for Guizhou took us trekking to some of the more remote Miao ethnic minority villages. The Miao people are the largest minority groups in China and divided into branches, including: Black Hmong, White Hmong and Stripped Hmong depending on their dress. Here people believe that everything has a spirit that controls their destiny. So during disasters, an elder will perform ceremonies to drive out evil spirits. There are yearly memorial ceremonies are festivals celebrated in this region. While we were there, the sister festival was beginning, which is th [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 9th 2007 | 110 Views | [diary=160694]

Another cutie
All dressed up for her Valentine
Rice Fields