town before the rice terraces

End of my China trip (Guilin/Yangshuo)

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June 24th 2008
I hung out in Guilin for about a week and didn't really do anything at all. For about a week my days consisted of walking around the city and walking thru all of the parks. I met some cool people at my hostel and just hung out with them for a little while just walking around town going to the local places and going to the night market. Guilin is a place to walk around and be outside, they have ... 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