Country life can be paradise for young families

As China's megalopolises briskly internationalize, the Hudson family is doing their part to make the tiny hamlet of Chaolong in remote Guangxi a global village, too.

British and Swiss couple Michael and Nadine Hudson and their kids - Desmond, 8, and Lenny, 12 - manage the Outside Inn holiday retreat and relish a rustic village life unimaginable to most China expats.

"We love being away from the busy town, the friendly village locals and keeping in touch with nature," Michael says.