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The beautiful scenery along the Li River is what makes this part of China an ultra popular travel destination.
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A signpost on the main downtown street (West Street) tells us we are really, really far from New York.
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We took a bamboo raft trip, and passed a few kids fishing. They hadn't caught anything.
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Alison on the set of Liu San Jie (Third Sister Lui), a famous story and TV show set in the countryside near Yangshuo.
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This place was a huge tourist draw, as the show was one of the most popular ever.
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For 2 yuan you could take a picture with a monkey. Alison used her steath to get away with this one for free.
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On a bus ride to neighboring Yangdi town, we shared our sugar cane with a little friend. You should have seen this guy chomp on that thing, he was a machine.
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Date: 10/08/2003
Some of the best scenery we met was in the town of Yangdi, where we boarded a boat for a little trip down the Li River.
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The afternoon sun highlighted the ragged peaks, making for great pictures.
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West Street at night. It was full of western food cafes, shops selling batik cloth, antiques, and handicrafts. Alison and I went a little bit nuts with all the shopping, and now our house looks a bit like a store... but oh well.
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Date: 10/08/2003
The main Yangshou open air market met every day right outside the entrance to the park, and across the street from our hotel.
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It is easy to see why so many people flock to this place from all over China. At sundown, there were at least 20 photographers lined here competing for space.
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Near the river, farming continues as it has for decades. This woman was getting water into her buckets and watering her crops. After seeing where the water she was using came from, I know why salads never really caught on in China.
