at the jade budha temple

chinese paradise? more sunshine please!

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April 5th 2007
we are currently in yangshuo...a little town in south of china! its fantastic...but seriously more liek a skiing town...there are lots of lovely little wooden bars...all doing great cocktails...and western food...its so good. here we haver both had great massages...becky did kayaking...i did calligraphy (so much fun) and today we tried tai'chi (i looked like such a plonker) and later am off to co ... read more

Asia » China » Guangxi » Yangshuo

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more