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My Chinese Time Machine,Longsheng

Date: 2008-3-5 by chinatravel;

Terraced fieldsLongsheng, Guangxi, China. Backpack. Good friends. Majestic mountains. Inspiration. Timeless. Perfect! I sat in the back of a bus with 19 of my Chinese friends wondering what would await us. As I looked out the window, I realized that my home town in sunny California was far behind me, in what seemed like another world. This world that I was currently gazing upon seemed untouched by the violence ... View Details

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Weekend excursion to Ling Canal, Guilin

Date: 2008-3-5 by chinatravel; Tags: Guilin

Ling Canal, GuilinThe Ling Canal is one of Guilin's hidden gems. The most unfortunate aspect about the Ling Canal is that it is situated about 70 klms north of Guilin City in an area that does not attract many foreign tourists because of its isolation from other tourist destinations. The other tourist attraction in this area is Merryland Theme Park and Golf Resort but by its nature it attracts a different kind of t ... View Details

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Wuyuan: Enjoying Most the Flower of Rape in the Village

Date: 2008-3-4 by david; Tags: Wuyuan Flower

WuyuanWuyuan is a place with bright mountains and graceful water. Wuyua County was built in the 28th year of Kaiyuan period in the Tang Dynasty (740 A.D.). The exuberant woods, overlapping mountains, deep and graceful valleys, rippling streams, exotic peaks, queer rocks, post roads, ancient trees, tea pavilions, corridor bridges and many small biological reserves within its borders constitute the beaut ... View Details

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Yangshuo, a Human and Divine Tourist Town

Date: 2008-3-4 by david; Tags: Yangshuo

Li River in YangshuoThere is such a homestead The background is a dark green and shining marble path and tile-roofed house of the Qing Dynasty with raised corners and flying eaves. You may take a savor of beer fish and snail in rice wine, or size up the vendors of local culture. You might as well sit down beside the street and appreciate the unhurried mountains and water. There is such tranquility An expanse of wa ... View Details

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Nanxun Ancient Town, Lingering in the Light and Shadow of the Yangtze River Delta

Date: 2008-3-4 by mansion; Tags: Nanxun Ancient Town

Nanxun Ancient TownWhen you enter the old town of Nanxun, a scent of primitive simplicity greets you. In common with other water towns of the Yangtze River Delta, you may see typical small bridges, flowing currents and thatched households and find ancient bridges of one thousand years and old houses of one hundreds years in Nanxun. The buildings of thousands of years ago still stand erect. After thousands of years ... View Details

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