Here Be Dragons China, Part One: Of curvy roofs, mountainous scenery and horrible, horrible Chinese toilets Day one: Hekou, Yunnan province (just across the border from Vietnam). And so it’s on to China. The moment you cross the border from Vietnam into China, you notice how much friendlier people are here, compared to back in Vietnam. When I walked out of the customs office and sat down to study my Lonely Planet, this lady came up to me to ask if I needed any help. Still in a Vietnam frame of mind, I assumed she must be some hawker or hustler or something, trying to sell me something. But she was just being nice. People saying Howdy neighbour, humble folks without temptation Apart from her, nobody speaks any English here in the Celestial Empire, so when
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