High level plots and a karst of thousands.

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July 1st 2005

Published: July 25th 2005

After several weeks skirting the summer furnace that is the East of China we finally had to face the fact that when you descend from the mountains July in China is extremely hot and more importantly humid. From here to Hong Kong, where good air-conditioning abounds, we have felt and I have looked like the traditional Chinese dish of steamed dumplings - slimy and very difficult to pick up with chop... Read Full Entry

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Rice ...

... and some red crust, presumably caused by all the fertiliser or pesticide they seemed to be spraying.

Bamboo irrigation

The irrigation system is ancient but extremely sophisticated. In one place the gurgling underground sounded like a snoring pig.

From dawn to dusk the villagers are in the fields, although there are conspicuously fewer of them when the tour buses arrive in the middle of the day.

Sunset up the valley

14th July 2005

Martin
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Spook in China
Great pics and text as ever. And possibly the first sighting of a Spook top in China...?

14th July 2005

anonymous
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ahhh....beautiful :) thanks for sharing all the incredible pics thus far! can't wait for then next installment...

20th July 2005

justyuyu
yuyu

wow
So beatiful

25th July 2005

WorldTrip05
Michael Lewis

Camera Used
These are some great photos! What camera are you using to take them and how do you get them on the computer?

5th October 2010

pooh.nunniey
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typical karst scenery
real work of art.... magnificent...breathe-taking...

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