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Thinking of China..............

Hi all,Contemplating a visit to China around spring 2009. (is spring a good idea?) I'll have around 31 days :( Thinking of either Beijing or Shanghai for the start then train to Xian, down to Guilin, fly to Hainan for some beach therapy then onto HK for... ...full story at Lonely Planet

from Lonely Planet on Fri, Nov 23 2007

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