In an attempt to renew the area, the government has spent great deals of money to fix up the area. I hope they will sink more into fixing the ' old city ' as it has an important historical significance.
China and Beyond IX - Nanning July 25th 2009 As I move on from Chongqing to Nanning, I recall what I said of Chengdu...that it absorbed me and excepted me regardless of my place of origin and my language. Chongqing was not so kind...I had to try to become one of it's sons....I ordered seafood dumplings ( being a ' seafood/fish only/vegetarian ' type of an eater ) and I repeated at least five times ... " seafood.." reply.. ' yes ' ... " seaf ... read more
Asia » China » Guangxi » Nanning 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
I love to travel and generally end up in Europe or Mexico. My last trip however took me to Fiji, which I find difficult to recommend to anyone except the most determined scuba enthusiast. I decided that I would finally go through as much of China and SE Asia as I could during the summer doldrums at my workplace.... full info