At the top of Moon Rock

Time Out in Yangshuo

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March 8th 2007
26 hours on the train + an hour long bus ride and we finally arrived at our hotel, the “Fawlty Towers”. We had a quick change and then late dinner at a local pub which is one of a few Aussie pubs in town. Yangshuo is a touristy town and has lots of western-style bars and food available but still has a local market complete with flattened rat. The scenery is amazing with huge peaks that jut st ... read more

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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