Xilin still look the same from my last visited 3 years ago. but being inside Guangxi already made thing a bit different. no more stupid roadblock and searching by police, no more unwelcome refused by guesthouses, and sure...no midnight visit by police! never understand why they had to made traveling in Yunnan so unpleasant! Being neighbouring with Guangnan, Xilin shared the similar tribal scene, the Zhuang and the Yao, but the bonus are the unique Pian-Miao, that are live in nearby Longlin County. It was my first stay in Longlin, and it fall on the mid-Autumn Day, well...mid-Autumn...but it was still pretty hot, heard there are still typhoon and rain on the eastern China coast. the town of Longlin is a bit bigger than Xilin with 2 bus stations. with the holiday rush I better lay
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