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June 17th 2015

Published: August 2nd 2015

Xingping: The quieter and more quainter version of the commercialised Yangshuo, with less tourists and more of an authentic town feel. Made up of quaint narrow streets, with brick and wooden shop exteriors all lined together in long terraced rows, it almost looked untouched from a distant past. If that was not enough reason to visit, the small town was beautifully built at the foot of huge karst ... Read Full Entry

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CrispyLife

mikesrtw

Hi we're Chris and P. We have quit our jobs and sold our house to follow our dream of travelling around the world for 12 months!!! Let’s jump back about 2 years - We're driving to P's friend’s house for an evening meal when she turns and says "I've been thinking..." And what a thought that was indeed. That thought turned into buying a dilapidated property and spending a total of 2 years 'doing it up' ourselves coupled with a new job and a wedding thrown into the mix for good measure. We even questioned ourselves at times on whether travelling would actually become a reality or be j... full info

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2nd August 2015

Jeremyaroundtheworld
Jeremy Chiron

If you like rural China, you might consider going on to Guizhou and Hunan provinces.
These provinces offer scenic mountains, stunning rice terraces, and quaint villages inhabited by different ethnic minorities. Keep posting! I liked your pics!

2nd August 2015

mikesrtw
CrispyLife

Rural China
Thanks for the thumbs up Jeremy. We loved China immensely!! We were there for one month and tried to see and do as much as humanly possible in this time. We have since left but find ourselves dreaming about it. This has fuelled our desire to return and try learn more mandarin so I'm sure we will get to see some more rural China in the future. Or I hope we do before mass development. Yes the next blog we travels to Hunan for some stunning scenery. Thanks for reading!

3rd August 2015

A Small Swede in the Big World
Per-Olof Persson

Amazing Photo!
Absolutely stunning!

8th August 2015

mikesrtw
CrispyLife

Amazing Photo.
Thank you. Its not pretty bad if we say so ourselves ?.

5th August 2015

nancic123
Nanci and David Curry

Really Nice!
Jealous of this one!!! Love the sunset pics, too. Great adventure and we love following along...

8th August 2015

mikesrtw
CrispyLife

Really nice.
Thanks Nanci and David. Its always nice to hear that you are enjoying our adventures as thats we share them. This picture and one more or less identical one of Chris are our favourites too. We really felt on top of the world!

10th August 2015

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Xingping
The karsts of Guangxi provence are out of this world. Yet while they overlook Yangshou the bustle of commercialism can distract. What a fabulous find Xingping appears to be. I reckon you are lucky to be there before it's old world charm is pulled down and recreated. Magic.

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