Longji Scenic Area

The Dragon's Backbone

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June 29th 2008
It’s an hour bus ride from Guilin to Longsheng, then another 30 or 40 minutes up to Longji Scenic area and a 10 minute climb up to Pingan village. You come here to visit the rice terraces called “Dragon’s Backbone” and they’re amazing. The morning after I arrived I ate a large bowl of noodle soup containing chicken pieces and tomatoes for breakfast, then set off, destination Dazhai vil ... read more

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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