When I told my local hairdresser in Xi’an I was off to Guilin for a few days, he got very excited and made me practice China’s famous saying: Guilin is “Shan shui jia tian xia!” …until I had it right (as you do). (FYI – I’m starting to realise that Chinese people love their proverbs … Continue reading China’s Pearl of the Orient! Why Guilin is Compulsory Viewing