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Guilin

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October 7th 2012
So after a very slow trip across Shanghai, we sprinted into Pudong Airport and made our flight by approximately 30 seconds, still it meant we got seated in "the naughty seats" at the back of the plane so had 3 seats each, oh and got served the refreshments first!! We arrived in Guilin , took the airport bus which dropped everyone outside a hotel (probably owned by the bus contractors), then we ... 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