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Adventures and joys in northern Guangxi

By Bruce Connolly | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2018-01-24 07:19
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Wuzhou and West River 1993.[Photo by Bruce Connolly/chinadaily.com.cn]

With a history stretching back to 265 AD, before Yangshuo developed Xingping was the largest town on that section of the Li River. Its one kilometer-long stone paved main street was lined with older brick buildings and halls featuring horsehead walls, flying eaves, painted rafters and windows with carved patterns.

As I started cycling, even within the village rural scenes encroached. Rice was spread out to dry along the street up from the river. For hours I meandered through some of the finest agricultural countryside I could imagine. With a panoramic backdrop of stunning karst topography I cycled, stopping every five minutes to capture countless images from that moment in time.

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