Eden Plaza Hotel Jinggangshan

... is a published poet, 2 books in total.<br><br>We grab a signed copy of her book, it is in chinese. However we notice a few words of English, PJ Harvey, Nirvana. Leo explains she learnt english by listening to music and watching Independent films.<br><br>A good journey and interesting people.<br><br>&#29616;&#22312;&#20877; &#35265;<br>

... br>When we got on the train at around 6:30 p.m. and had hard seats. Our good friend Elizabeth from Xintian wrote us a note to give to the train conductor so that we could upgrade our tickets to either hard or soft sleeping. We endured the hard seats until about 3 a.m. when we moved to the soft-sleeper car. We traveled with two other ...

... t recognise without lab analysis. If I had the patience I reckon I could have pieced the chicken back together again bit by bit. The green chillies were a nice part of this dish. After another okayish nights sleep we arrived in Guilan at 5.30am and was greeted by a loud brass marching band (obviously a welcome committee for the arrival of the great Anton - word gets round). We then caught a 1 and a half hour public bus ...

... rather than a steady flow. This quarterly policy may make for impressive economic reports (though Xinhua News Agency reports a growing disfavor with the eight-year-old Golden Week holiday system), but it creates a havoc that is all of dissuading foreigners from extensive travel in China. Indeed, every summer scores of Western backpackers are stranded in Shaanxi's provincial capital city of Xi'an, home of terracotta warriors ...

Another 5 trips got me to Guilin and Yangshuo by travelling between the fragrent harbour(Hong Kong) and West peace capital(Beijing). Its my favourite place in all of China. The 'Karst' limestone mountain formations and the paddy rice farms, the peanut harvests ...

... a cheap bed in a spacious wooden village house, each one with a guaranteed stunning view of the surrounding landscape, there's not much to dislike about Ping An. Here's hoping it stays that way. The Scare and The Extra Night I retraced my steps back to Guilin (minibus from Ping An to Longshang, bus from Longshang to Guilin) in good time for the overnight sleeper bus north-west to Guiyang, Guizhou province. Remember, the bus I had purchased a ticket for days ...

... pretty cool to see, but actually, what sticks in my mind more about the experience was the hoardes of pushing and shoving chinese tourists. i have never seen so many in one place at one time - it was unbelievable, and they all went through a set routine of poses to perform in front of the big guy. most odd!! from there, i headed to chingqing, and joined a boat trip along the yangtze river. i actually think i was the only foreigner on the boat - i was part of a chinese tour - and ...