Jenna & Water Buffalo

Yangshuo

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May 7th 2008
Our first day in Yangshuo. Wow is it hot and humid and rainy!! Since our hotel is on the opposite side of the Li River from the town of Yangshuo, we had to walk about 1/2 mile down a dirt road to see if a local boatman could row us to the other side. This was an adventure each day. And, since it rained every day we were in Yangshuo, you can imagine was the dirt road was like....really muddy an ... 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