http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Guangxi/Guilin/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , China , Guangxi , Guilin en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:56:07 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:56:07 UTC Arrived at the Kunming station feeling like a different person to the one that hobbled of the same platform ten days ago. I felt so much brighter and in much less pain eager to start travelling again. I shared my 4 berth cabin with a nice couple from Israel.We woke in the morning to a taste of the karst scenery to come. Completely flat agricultural landscapes with the odd tower of rock protru http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Guangxi/Guilin/blog-341082.html Was so worried that I wouldn't make it to Longji because of my foot but having had 4 days of rest without too much walking I had no problems that a couple of painkillers couldn't fix there was no way I was going to miss trekking through the rice terraces it was the bit that I had been looking forward to the most of the whole trip.The day started with a 4 hour bus ride to Longji after we had dr http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Guangxi/Guilin/blog-319138.html Guilin's Xingan CountyA couple of weeks ago friends of ours asked my wife and I if we wanted to go to Xingan and get some grapes. Xingan is a county of Guilin and about a 45 minute drive away. We said sure why not. Our friends picked us up and drove us to Xingan. I am always shocked at how beautiful Guilin's countryside is. I know that Guilin is famous for its landscapes but it is the countrysi http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Guangxi/Guilin/blog-315668.html