Guangzhou Park

Karst Away in Yangshuo

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April 14th 2008
First stop on the Chinese mainland was Guangzhou - a city with a population of 4 million, none of whom it appeared, could speak English. Even asking for a menu took 5mins of gesturing and pointing! However, when we did get our food on the first night it was very good and very cheap so things weren't all bad! If you read the guide book, you may be led to believe that Guangzhou is an interestin ... 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