Travelling up the Yangtze

Yangshou, The land of Mountains

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November 26th 2006
Well, despite our complaints about the facilities at the monastery we did enjoy our stay there, you'll understand why when you see the pictures. We also went and spent half a day at the local hot springs resort and had all the hot spring pools all to ourselves (+ 1 Chinese couple). It was a beautiful and peaceful setting and we had 2 showers afterwards to compensate for the one we missed the day b ... 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