Gui'lin8

Still alive and yes, still in China

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October 22nd 2010
Hi all. A quick update with pics. I spent six days in Shanghai (difficulty with forward travel tickets). Nice city, lots of culture, I even spent one day at Expo. I forgot what it was like in Beijing with crowds of people but Expo certainly brought that memory back! Very interesting place, each country puts up a pavillion about their country, likely to entice tourism. Some were incredibly el ... read more

Asia » China » Guangxi » Guilin

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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