I’m now in Yunnan Province, in the southwest corner of China. It is supposed to be one of the most beautiful areas of the country and the most popular with Chinese tourists. My train made it to Kunming after 11.00 in the morning. I was trying to decide whether to meet a friend in a …
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Day 277 – Guilin, China
This is another famous tourist city. I only had a half day to see it all, so I got moving. I took a bus to the Li River. Then I walked across the bridge to Seven Stars Park. My first stop inside was the Seven Stars Cave. They rushed me through the entrance so I …
Day 276 – Yangshuo and Guilin, China
I woke up with the sound rain pouring onto the roof of the hostel. The whole day wasn’t too bad though. I went out a little later in the day, the rain stopped, and the sky was clearer. I was able to get a better look at the mountains surrounding the town and to see …
Day 275 – Yangshuo, China
It was dark and raining a bit when the bus dropped me off in the early morning. I had some ideas for places to stay, but for some reason I listened so some English speaking guy who said he will take me to a hostel. He said go in this taxi. Usually in this situation …
Day 274 – Guangzhou, China
Today was mostly waiting around for the nighttime sleeper bus. I also visited Chen Chan Academy in the city. An American girl in the hostel gave me her scarf and gloves since she is going south and I’m going north. About $17 for a 10 hour bus ride to my next destination and I left …
Day 273 – Shaoguan, China
I woke up early and made a side trip to a city called Shaoguan in northern Guangdong Province. I took the cheap train there in the morning, which was kind of crowded and uncomfortable. Once there I took a bus to Hanhua Temple, which is a little famous for the mummy of the 6th Patriarch …
Day 272 – Guangzhou, China
I went sightseeing around the city. First I visited Nanyue Royal Tomb Museum, and then entered Yuexiu Park and then saw the Guangzhou City Art Museum inside. In the museum there was a model of the city which included some crazy towers and skyscrapers that were twice as high as the surrounding buildings. I learned …
Day 271 – Guangzhou, China
I left my hostel in Shenzhen and headed to the train station by subway. It took me a while to find the main entrance and ticket office of the train station due to poor signs. I ended up walking along the entire rear of the station. When I did find the proper area, I found …
Day 270 – Shenzhen, China
I was planning on leaving the city today, but after seeing a hint of the electronics market yesterday I knew I’d have to stay another day. My friend said it is possibly the largest market in Asia. Since most of those factories are in southern China and most gets exported through Hong Kong, I think …
Day 269 – Shenzhen, China
I met a friend that I originally met in Beijing. This is his hometown and he is here during his school break. Today was a good chance to try Guangdong or Cantonese food. For lunch we went to a big Dim Sum restaurant and I got to try about 10 dishes or so. This included …