The trainee chefs at the Yangshuo Chinese cookery school.

Yangshuo

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May 2nd 2006
First off, many thanks to all of you who have commented on the blog so far or sent us e-mails. It's nice to see that so many of you are enjoying reading it. Keep them coming! We arrive in Yangshuo and are amazed by the local scenery, which is mainly comprised of limestone karsts. These are medium sized hills that spout from the otherwise flat landscape and when in groups resemble mini-mountai ... read more

Asia » China

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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