Wendy and dad

Guangzhou - Guilin and our first two weeks.

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November 25th 2007
Since the last entry we have visited two provinces. After clearing customs and passport control we caught a train from Hong Kong heading toward Guangzhou in the Guandong province. After a 2 hour journey we arrived into Guangzhou, we were met with a very different reception. In Hong Kong we had gotten used to smiling, happy people and we were met with the far end of the scale. After fresheni ... read more

Asia » China » Guangxi » Yangshuo

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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