So today we managed to find the quickest way to get heat exhaustion and indegestion! Basically we went to Leshan - got there via several buses as the first one crashed into a taxi at a junction (well thats what happens when you don't have indicators or traffic lights!!) and then we needed to transfer to another before getting on a boat to see the Giant Buddah. Clearly it is peak season so every single yellow-and-red-visor-wearing Japanese tour company was a...

Finally back on dry land after 3 days and 3 nights on the Yangzi River. It was a good job we filled up on good food in Yangshou first as the food on the boat was pretty limited! Needless to say we are all pretty bored with Chinese food (my stomach definately is - don't wish to get that intimately involved with a cabin toilet again!!). The boat trip was great fun - mainly due to the colorful company and great scenery. Chang Jiang (Yangzi River) is China's lo...