Rice terraces at Longji

Huangshan, Guilin and Hong Kong

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July 2nd 2011
Our final couple of destinations in mainland China were Huangshan and Guilin. Forget manmade marvels, the reason to head to these two places is that they are two areas of outstanding natural beauty. First up, in order to get to Huangshan we needed to take a six hour journey on a long distance bus from Shanghai. Booked a week in advance (again, satisfyingly easy to do) we had seat numbers one and ... read more

Asia » Hong Kong

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Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong... ... read more