Day 2 in Guilin. After the Li River cruise Ma met us at Yangshuo Pedestrian Street to take us on the next leg of our trip. Yangshuo Pedestrian Street Twice in my life I've felt harassed into making a purchase. The first time was in Victoria Falls in 2006 and the second time was here in this pedestrian street. I looked at a panda t-shirt thinking it might be suitable … [Read more...] about Impression Liu
The story behind Impression Liu
Liu San Jie Impression Light Show in Yangshuo "The stunning scenery of the Li River south from Yangshuo forms what is said to be the largest natural theatre in the world for the now famous Liu San Jie Impression Light Show in Yangshuo. The waters of the Li-river set the stage and a dozen beautifully lit karst formations form a natural backdrop. Mist, rain, moonlight, the … [Read more...] about The story behind Impression Liu
Trip to Guilin
Chinese National Day holiday 1 October - 7 October First of all we want to thank our group of Chinese friends who helped us make this trip to Guilin possible. From helping us to buy our tickets, getting us to the airport and then home again, we are so grateful as it's not easy to travel around China when you don't speak the language and are not used to the traffic and … [Read more...] about Trip to Guilin
Mid-Autumn festival
The mid-autumn festival is held annually at the time of the full moon in September (the same time as Muslims celebrate Eid) "The Story Goes Like This … Long, long ago, there were 10 suns in the sky. The suns burnt all the plants on Earth. People were dying. Read more... The Mid-Autumn Festival was celebrated at the same time as Typhoon Meranti was heading towards … [Read more...] about Mid-Autumn festival
Sunday church
On Sunday 11 September I decided to go and experience the local church, an outing organized for me by my Chinese friends. The Chinese Communist party is atheist but allow 5 religions to practice, namely Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, Buddhism and Daoism. It is believed that Jesus' disciple Thomas was the first Christian to go to China. C. M. Cipolla's in his book, Guns, … [Read more...] about Sunday church