Arrived at Guilin

Guangzhou To Guilian Train Trip

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June 26th 2011
With tickets in hand and confidence at a high we catch a Taxi for Guangzhou Railway Station. The driver speaks a rudimentary form of English. He and Kathy merrily converse along the way as he weaves in and out of traffic like a hare in front of headlights. At the end neither was much the wiser but both seemed pleased with their success in Chinese and Australian diplomacy. Twenty Two Yuan for the ... read more

Asia » China

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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