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Ruins in Xingping  
   

Ruins in Xingping

Journey to Guilin, Yangshuo and Xingping

May 5th 2015
It is a little before midnight as I look up from my book and decide it is time to call it a day. Walking to the window, I gaze up at silhouetted cliffs surrounding us. The air is filled with the sound of frogs and crickets; a smoky aroma wafts across the street from a brick hut somewhere down the road. This is the first time during our eight months in China that I have felt isolated from the ne ... read more
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6th May 2015

A treasure hunt
Having found serene, uncrowded Xingping, a bit by accident as I remember from your last blog, I wonder if you'll be on the lookout for more of these frog-and cricket-serenaded parts of crowded China. I guess you'll have to be quick though since shockingly, even this seemingly untouched spot has been invaded by tour groups marching through. Still, how lovely that you enjoyed its peace.
8th May 2015

Hi Tara... we are indeed always searching for the next place, though incredibly our time in China is winding down, though with our last weeks, we have a number of trips planned to see as much as we can while we can! And then it is on to the next adventure!

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