Boats wind their way to Gullin along the Li

Guangxi province

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August 13th 2010
So it was onwards and indeed upwards through China to Gullin, via an unremarkable journey via the cattle market of Guangzhou train station and an overnight train . It was my first experience of a sleeper train in China, and after a day of being the only westerner seemingly in Guangzhou, I was moderately surprised to hear cries of 'Si, si!' as 16 Italian tourists bundled their way into the carriage ... 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