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Squealin In Guilin

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October 22nd 2005
We landed in Guilin all nice and refreshed, so as usual it was time to play the tout lottery. This is much the same as the bus lottery only you pick a tout who "find you nice good room" and see what happens. We couldn't be arsed playin that morning so we decided to get out the lonely planet bible (which is much like the real bible in that its a miracle if it does you any good) and to play the ... 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