Category Archives: China

China including trips in 2007 and 2010

Arrived Yangshuo

This photo shows view of Li River and karsts as seen from our hotel. If you have ever seen a traditional Chinese ink watercolor painting with mountains, mist and rivers, this is the place. We are here for Christmas.

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Guilin horizon

Photo shows Guilin horizon with river and city in foreground and karst mountains in the distance.

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Yunnan map

This map shows Yunnan province. We flew to Lijiang and traveled north to Tiger Leaping Gorge and ShangriLa (Zhongdian), then south to Dali. A long bus ride took us to the Xisbuangbanna region where we visited Jinghong and Menghai (very … Continue reading

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Arrived Guilin

Took a 90 minute plane flight from Kunming to Guilin. We have now left Yunnan province and are in Guangxi Province. We can see the tall limestone hills surrounding the city.

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Kunming

post by Dawn– We are in Kunming, and have been for a few days.  Finally found an internet cafe.  (How do you say internet cafe in Chinese, and then follow directions to find it?)  And then they are only supposed … Continue reading

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Dynamic Yunnan Song and Dance

Photo shows me with two Bai dancers before performance. This award-winning show fuses traditional ethnic minority people’s song and dance with high tech modern choreography. After traveling in Yunnan for a month, it was a treat and grand finale to … Continue reading

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Kunming Photos

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Here are photos from December 2010 showing the city of Kunming. Kunming is known as “the city of eternal spring.” Some trees were blossoming, but it was also very cold and windy. West of town, there are some cliffs with … Continue reading

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