Today it was just a rest day with the Chinese family.

This morning I caught a bus to Luizhou where I met a couchsurfer and his family. It was a great experience where I was able to experience staying with a Chinese family. It was a great experience because I had ate Chinese food and lived as a member of the family. I was also treated like royalty.

Today I went on a cruise down the Li River to Yangzhou. Despite today begin a foggy day the scenery was very pretty. I am sure if I went on a clearer day it would be much more prettier. Once we got to Yangzhou we went through the market area where we met up again for another tour, this time to the Dragon Bridge and the bamboo boat ride. This tour took us to a village outside Yangzhou where we were shown the Dragon bridge which was over 600 year old. We then w...

Today the weather was very cold. I believe the top of 7 C was recorded today. I was feeling cold as I am not used to the weather comparing to tropical Darwin. I went on a self tour of Guilin using the map provided by the hostel. I first went to the Reed Flute Cave, where the cave had colorful lights display showing the different formation in the cave. The tour at the cave was conducted by a Chinese speaking person who spoke very little English, so I did not ge...

Today I treat myself my going to a Hot Springs for the day. It was lovely going there. It cost me 118 yuen ($17 Aust) for the treat. This evening I flew to Guilin. The cost of the airfare was $720 ($108 Aust).