Sep 22, 2009 - Day 3: Train to Yangshuo

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Sep 19, 2009 - Longi rice terraces near Guilin

Amazing feats of farming engineering, which are also amazing to gaze at.Amazing feats of farming engineering, which are also amazing to gaze at....

Sep 16, 2009 - Guilin

The train journey from Hangzhou to Guilin was actually pretty bearable, within my section there was a student who spoke okay english and we spoke for sometime. ... So overall the train journy was fine, although instead of doing another 20 hour trip from Guilin to Kunming i've opted to fly. ... Yesterday in Guilin i met some very nice French-Canadians (one of which enjoyed 'hot beer'??) so i ended up heading out into Guilin with them for the day and evening. ... Guilin is pretty dull, many Chinese people rave about it but so far it seems like any other city only with the added bonus of fairly bad double pricing [local/tourist] and people on coaches screaming "Yangshuo?!" at you as you walk around. ... The second day in Guilin was slightly more interesting, i met a German/Spanish woman who was very nice. ...

Jun 11, 2009 - Guangzhou to Guilin

Whats up you'll I'm just kicking it here in Nanning awaiting my visa for Vietnam. The Guanxi province, home to Yangshou and Guilin is famous for the Karst limestone topography that give the hills such distinct shapes, but for hours outside of these towns the surrounding areas are filled with similar features, so the bus rides have been sick. ... But Yangshou is definantly the main attraction, apart from attracting plenty of foreign visitors, chinese tourist fill the streets.Whats up you'll I'm just kicking it here in Nanning awaiting my visa for Vietnam. The Guanxi province, home to Yangshou and Guilin is famous for the Karst limestone topography that give the hills such distinct shapes, but for hours outside of these towns the surrounding areas are filled with similar features, so the bus rides have been sick. ... But Yangshou is definantly the main attraction, apart from attracting plenty of foreign visitors, chinese tourist fill the streets....

May 3, 2009 - Pagoda Hill

What to visit Three hills bathed in sunlight Pagoda Hill and Tunnel Hill are both famous hills in Tunnel Hill Park. The reflection of the hill in the water is one of the New Twenty-four Scenes of Guilin. ... Maple trees Many maple trees are planted at the foot of the hill.What to visit Three hills bathed in sunlight Pagoda Hill and Tunnel Hill are both famous hills in Tunnel Hill Park. The reflection of the hill in the water is one of the New Twenty-four Scenes of Guilin. ... Maple trees Many maple trees are planted at the foot of the hill....

Jan 4, 2009 - West Street in Old Yangshuo

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Dec 8, 2008 - Guilin, Guangxi province

so after a great weekend in hk and macau, im back in china! took the overnight train from shenzhen to guilin and in the morning checked into the backstreet youth hostel. ... other than that, guilin is sort of a boring city. ... i did however have noodle soup for breakfast that had some sort of hook and what i think was a heart in it, it was needless to say, very gross.so after a great weekend in hk and macau, im back in china! took the overnight train from shenzhen to guilin and in the morning checked into the backstreet youth hostel. ... other than that, guilin is sort of a boring city. ... i did however have noodle soup for breakfast that had some sort of hook and what i think was a heart in it, it was needless to say, very gross....

Aug 20, 2008 - Guilin and the Longshen Rice Terraces

At Guilin airport we were met by John, our guide for Guilin and Yangshou. ... In the evening we wandered through the main streets of Guilin which was active with hundreds of stalls. ... An impressive site however they were largely selling the same cheap items.At Guilin airport we were met by John, our guide for Guilin and Yangshou. ... In the evening we wandered through the main streets of Guilin which was active with hundreds of stalls. ... An impressive site however they were largely selling the same cheap items....

Jul 20, 2008 - Guilin, China

The flight the next morning to Guilin was bumpy as hell so we were very glad to touch down. ... Anywho, outside of the airport is a much better story! Guilin is a very beautiful city, population of about 600,000 so relatively small for China and hence there’s no pollution here. ... what we thought to be just a kind of chicken stirfry turned out to be pretty much just the skin, bone and feet - we’d like to know what the hell they do with the boobs over here! Our last day in Guilin we visited yet ...

Jul 7, 2008 - Guilin

7th To Guilin Our last day in Guangzhou we'd come to like the place, feeling settle but it was time to check out, we had the train to Guilin to catch, but that was early evening. ... It seemed weird to think the 12 or so hours to get to Guilin, I could have flown home in less time. ... php?aid=47007&l=159a8&id=505640863 Guilin http://www. ...

Jun 21, 2008 - Longji to Shenzen

Today is pretty much a travel day, we're going to head back to Guilin by bus, pick up our stuff from storage at the train station and then we will head on an overnight train for 13 hours to Shenzen, which is our last stop in China. ... The plan was for us to spend the morning in the village, prior to walking for about half an hour to a local bus, which was waiting to take us to our private bus which would take us to Guilin railway station. ... We arrived in Guilin at about 5pm, and we had free time until 8pm, where we had to meet back at the railway station for our train. ... We occupied our time by getting some Maccas (we are all well and truly over Chinese food! I think that it will be months before we eat anymore of it at home!) and having a bit of a browse of the Guilin main walking street. ...

Jun 15, 2008 - Guilin - Yangshuo

Up and ready at 6am we made our way to Shanghai airport for our plane to Guilin. ... Strongly recommended by the World Tourism Organization, Guilin is one of the most picturesque places in the world. ... Guilin is a scenic town and one of the best-known tourist destinations in China. ... There are many scenic places within short traveling distance of Guilin. ... These include Longshang with its famous Longji rice terraces; The Li jiang river, a scene of which is printed of the back of ¥20 bank notes; Yangshuo, a small city downstream form Guilin; and much more. ...