View from the Moon (Hill), Yangshou

Spectacular views aplenty from the top of Moon Hill. Just look out for the Old Ladies at the foot of the hill who'll follow you to the top and back to sell you a bottle of water. I explained that we were carrying 2 litres already for what was a 15 minute walk but all they kept saying as they stalked us up the hill was "later! later!".

Skin Care Advice for Idiots

October 20th 2008
In the evenings Yangshou is characterised best by the brash neon that lights the narrow café, restaurant, bar and souvenir shop lined streets of its ‘old’ town and by the foreign tourists who walk with an awkward John Wayne style shuffle between these gaudy Western-Chinese fusion establishments. During the day, the done thing for any visitor wishing to truly appreciate the landscape for whi ... read more

Asia » China

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

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