The waterfall in front of Guangzhou East station

Guangzhou

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October 10th 2012
We arrived on the 12 hour sleeper train from Guilin to the heat of Guangzhou at 9am. Instead of battling the metro system we got a 20 minute 30rmb taxi to our hotel. We decided to splash out on a hotel (as it was the same price as a hostel!) as it had free wi-fi and 'fitness equipment'. We unfortunately arrived at a very grotty hotel at the end of a filthy street right next to Guangzhou Ea ... 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