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Osmanthus trees add charm to Guilin

Date: by sakura; Tags: Guilin Travel

Souxing village recently became a tourist attraction when hundreds of osmanthus flower trees blossomed in Pingle county, Guilin. The osmanthus flower trees have given the entire village a pleasant scent. Among them, a pair of osmanthus flower trees growing together are especially eye-catching. The villagers' ancestors planted the trees more than 100 years ago. Standing 8 m tall each and shadowin ... View Details

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Celebrating the Qiang New Year

Date: by jasmine; Tags: Sichuan Travel

Children wear ethic costumes to welcome the New Year in the Qiang calendar at Li county of Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest Chinas Sichuan province, October 28, 2008. The Qiang New Year (October 1 in the lunar calendar), falls on October 29, 2008. Most ethnic Qiang people live in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture. Currently busy with reconstruction work after the Ma ... View Details

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A land of honest folk and warm stews

Date: by cactus; Tags: Helongjiang

If China resembles a grand rooster, my hometown Jiamusi is located near its beak. It is among the few Chinese cities to be bathed in the earliest rays of the morning sun in northeastern China. This majestic and mystical land in Heilongjiang province not only nurtures people known for being frank and straightforward, but is also home to delicious food and unparalleled natural beauty. Local ch ... View Details

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