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Day 17 - Guilin Reed Flute Cave then onto Kunming

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October 27th 2009
Our last day in Guilin was a later start then normal before we did our last tourist stop in this city, the Reed Flute Caves. It is my sister’s birthday today, at some stage our group sang Happy Birthday on the bus, she was a little bit embarrassed. The caves are one of the major attractions in the city of Guilin and are located fairly close to the city itself. The local people have used the ... 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