Monkey in the path!

China #3

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November 12th 2010
China #3 From Xi'an were heading south to Guilin. This time we took the train a much better option than the sleeper bus!! It was about 28 hours but we actually managed to sleep this time. We were in a hard-sleeper carriage which means 3 bunks in rows on an open carriage. The only thing was that we weren't together, we were a few rows apart, so we spent a lot of time sat in the aisle so we coul ... 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