A weekend in Guilin+What appreciated about Shanghai

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June 7th 2009

Published: June 7th 2009

Last week was the “Dragon Boat Festival” in China. I won’t be showing you any photos of dragon boat races here because I --along with thousands if not millions of Chinese people, as well as foreign tourists and residents-- left Shanghai for a long weekend. I chose to go to the Guilin area of Guangxi province in southern China, where I stayed in Yangshuo and Ping’an. How nice it was to see... Read Full Entry

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my boat-woman

young travel agents from Beijing

they asked me to join them at their table while I was dining at a local restaurant

sound and light festival on the Li River

fantastic!

Ping'an - going up

You leave your bus or taxi as the entrance to the regional park and walk up on stairs for about half an hour.

she carried my suitcase in her basket all the way up to Ping'an

Zhuang woman in town

baby Zhuang

in a shop where I bought some postcards

Dong woman

I spent 15 mins. with her helping her repeat some English words.

Maglev

going over 300 kms. an hour

Jaishree and Sandeep

My new Indian friends, met at the Riverside Retreat Hotel in Yangshuo. This was taken at an exhibit we attended last Friday night in the French Concession. Elke, my photographer friend, was doing a show on photos of Mao.

7th June 2009

Piper
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Wow!
What wonderful photos and love your descriptions! What a great time you seem to be having! So glad to be on your "blog" list. Piper

7th June 2009

Pam Steel
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Very much enjoyed yet another one of your blog entries....Those mountains and the river areincredible...They look like many Chinese brush paintings I've seen. Yes, I agree with your other friend's comments...Thanks for your photos and travelog. . .For those of us living our everyday life it's nice to have a window on the world through your eyes. Thanks again!

7th June 2009

Elaine
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Gorgeous!
Simply gorgeous! Wonderful travelogue and photos! Hope to see you in Paris! Elaine

7th June 2009

Penny
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Enjoy...see you soon
Looking forward to MORE adventures when you get to San Francisco! See you soon! Ciao! P

29th June 2009

anonymous
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Bravo pour tout cela ! Tes photos me rappellent mon passage éclair dans cette ville et une promenade en bateau encore plus éclair. Tu sembles en forme... Continue bien et au mois de juillet. Je t'embrasse. Annick

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