Rush Hour in Guilin

Messin' about on the river

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November 8th 2007
Hello from the town of Yangshuo beside the Li river. We have spent an idyllic few days cycling here, stopping off at Long Sheng, Guilin and Xing Ping. Long Sheng, being sited close to the iconic Longji rice terraces, was a mecca for tourists. One hotel that we checked out was fine, but overpriced, and worst of all, the entire second floor was given over to a young, predominantly male, mostly En ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more