Nihao from China - the land of lanterns, dumplings and ocarinas

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April 2nd 2018
Nihao - hello from China! We decided to book a last minute trip to China for Easter as it was cheap and always a destination of curiosity. Our first stop was Haikou, on the southern island of Hainan, which is a 9-hour direct flight from Sydney.Having been slightly naive about the language barrier we quickly realised that no one was able to understand any English! By using sign language, a map o ... 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