A Rainy Spring Day in Guilin

Guilin along the lake and river was so beautiful this day....chilly, but mezmerizing. China's springtime rain is more like a mist which makes everything appear as though you are viewing your surroundings through a haze.

Guilin and Longsheng

April 30th 2008
My first stop in China was the province of Guangxi (west of Guangzhou). That is, if one doesn't count Macao and Hong Kong, which, apparently even the Chinese don't in some ways (i.e., no visas necessary, different rules, and even a different feeling. One commentator stated that nothing would please Beijing better than to have Shanghai surpass Hong Kong as the super-city of China. That tells ... 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

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