Yangshuo town

Escape from the cities: finding serenity in southern China

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August 31st 2008
It was a long journey to reach Yangshuo involving an overnight train ride that stretched from the far northern reaches of China down to the tropical south, and then a 2 hour bus ride until I arrived in the beautifully bizarre landscape of Guangxi. Guangxi is not typical to the rest of China. It has a tropical feel, more like Vietnam or Cambodia. And being very close to the border, it is home ... 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