China Odyssey Monday 5 March 2007 We left Hong Kong early Monday morning and headed into mainland China. We met our tour leader, Anson, in Guangzhou. He was the best tour leader ever and a great friend too! Our group was awesome - we had the bestest funnest people to hang out with for 26 days - they made it an amazing trip! We spent our first night in China on an overnight train to Gulin. We stayed in Yangshuo, a touristy town in the middle of the montains filled with pubs and shops. The shops were handy because it was FREEZING!!!! Within a few hours the whole group had stocked up on jackets, gloves and beenies. That night we went fishing with the birds and ate the fish at a local resturant. Wednesday 7 March
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