Walk back home, Li River

Pie, Chicken Feet and Head Banging.

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January 30th 2006
Despite scare stories on the blogs and chat boards we investigated, our journey into mainland China from Hong Kong was quick and efficient. Other travellers had mentioned spending 3 hours in a queue at Shenzhen, especially at Chinese New Year when almost everyone is travelling to visit family for the holiday period. However we sailed through, and despite expecting a gargantuan queue round every ... 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