Rivers around Yangshuo

Swimming at Sunset

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August 3rd 2010
It can be hard being a white person is Asia. Obviously I'm stupidly lucky compared to a lot of the locals. I am educated, I have health insurance, I can afford to travel across the world to be here. But occasionally I go through phases when the constant being ripped off gets to me. The way rice noodle soup will cost 3 Yuan when you go with your Chinese friend but double the price when you go back ... 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