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Yangshuo

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April 20th 2009
What an amazing place. Where do we start, as we left our cruise boat, and sped past all the large and many Chinese tour groups,(hell of all hells) we headed inland to find our hostel. The town has 2 main streets, full of shops, restaurants, cafes, tourist booking offices, bikes for rent and is buzzing. However, above the shops and buildings you are surrounded by many tall green peaks again ... 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