The Dragons Backbone - Pingan

West meets East - Last two weeks in China

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February 21st 2010
The second half of our month in China was by far the best. We left our luggage at the hostel in Guilin and took a day/overnight trip to a tiny hill village called Ping'an. Its one of a few small farming communities collectively know as The Dragons Backbone, famed for their rice terraces. Believe me, it took a lot of convincing from Tom to get me to go and see a rice farm but surprisingly it was re ... read more

Asia » Hong Kong » Kowloon

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Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong... ... read more