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Guilin and the Li River -- October 19 & 20, 2013

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January 12th 2014
Guilin & the Li River By Chinese standards Guilin is a small city of only 1 million people. Often when you look at Chinese paintings, there are mists and steep rock formations in the background, well this is the terrain around Guilin. If you visit Guilin, the must-do is to take a cruise down the Li River. Scattered along the river and the countryside off the river are huge limestone structur ... 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