Ping'an

Guangxi and the end to our China tour

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November 5th 2009
The journey to Sanjiang and the Wind and Rain Bridge had brought us in to Guangxi province (forgot to mention that before!). On the 30th we were up early again to catch a minibus from Chengyang back to Sanjiang, and from there on to Longsheng, and then another bus to Ping'an - our target destination and gateway to the Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces. All so smooth? Not really - turned out the h ... 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