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To encounter nonconventional sites in Guilin City

When it comes to Guilin(桂林Guìlín) City, you may figure out the elegant karst(喀斯特Kāsītè) landscape of Li River, the poetic idyllic scenery in Yangshuo(阳朔Yángshuò), the amazing winding terraced fields in the Longsheng….however, Guilin and its surrounding counties offer more choices than that for a dissimilar Guilin tour other than the fixed itineraries on ads.

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Discover the Tomb of Shangguan Wan’er

The tomb of Shangguan Wan'er, a famous female politician in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), in Xianyang, Shaanxi province believed to be ravaged on Sept 4. No coffin was found in a one-month excavation, and a large portion of the patio and the corridor to the tomb were damaged, suspected to be destructions from officials in history, archaeologists on site said.

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Intoxicating Guiyang

The Guiyang(贵阳Guìyáng), inhabited by more than 20 minorities, is a city of deep breath of life and local characteristics(the characteristics of a person or thing are the qualities or features that belong to them and make them recognizable). For those travel to Guiyang for the first time, food maybe the primary theme, the specialty Fish in Sour Soup, fried bean curd, deep-fried bean curd balls and potatoes in high streets and back lanes…However, Guiyang, also known as a summer resort, is more than that and definitely a superb choice to get away scorching sun for a cool summer vacation.

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Song Ci: to the tune “Lady Yu”舒亶:虞美人

舒亶:虞美人Shu Tan (1041-1103): to the tune "Lady Yu"
芙蓉落尽天涵水,日暮沧波起。Falling lotus flowers disturb the Heaven Pond's clear water, at dusk blue waves arise.
背飞双燕贴云寒,独向小楼东畔倚阑看。High a swallow pair flies below the freezing clouds, as I am lonely watching from the balcony.
浮生只合尊前老,雪满长安道。In a floating life, the only appropriate way is to venerate the old. Snow covered the streets of Chang'an,
故人早晚上高台,寄我江南春色一枝梅。when in old times (Fan Ye) was watching from the tower day and night, waiting for Lu Kai to bring him a flowering peach twig from the south.

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Our Trip to Sanya

I went to Sanya(三亚Sānyà) last week to visit my best friend Alina, who I had come to China with. Sanya is the southernmost part of the Hainan(海南Hǎinán) province, and at the same time the southernmost part of China. Hainan province is made up of about 200 islands in the South Chinese Sea and thanks to beautiful beaches and blue sea it also enjoys the reputation of being “Chinas Hawaii”.

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