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guangzhou

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June 25th 2011
Day one nearly over it has been a long 36 hours. Have ticked nearly all the boxes first day. Lack of sleep on night flight. Seat plus TV didn't work. The spirit of Australia Huh! Managed bus to Guangzhou pronounced Guang Joe. Managed to purchase train ticket to Guilin tommorrow. Nobody and I repeat nobody speaks english in China. The train station is more like mayhem crossed over kaos with 100 ... read more

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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