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Xingping Downpour

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February 28th 2012
So, We made it back to Yangshuo after a night in Xingping. This time without the early morning adventures. Xingping was beautiful. We had lots of fun there depsite the constant rain and the "wet cold" that the rain brought with it. It's a small enough rural town and that we saw no modern heating except in our hostel. It was pretty peaceful, and quiet. You don't notice how used to the ci ... 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