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Now we’ve spent three weeks in China (and Honk Kong) and will fly out to the Philippines tomorrow. To resume our trip a bit, here our favorites, a bit of the beaten track.

1. The 978 arts district in Beijing
   Its a bit outside and unfortunately we did it on our last half day, so we only had one hour to spend there, but it is really worth the effort (you have to take multiple public buses to reach it). There are a lot of galleries and shops selling art and many great sculptures on the Streets. It had been a electronics factory in former times.
2. The Great Mosque in Xian
   Most people go to Xian for the Terracotta Warriors. But we think the Great Mosque is even more worth the trip. Its so old and untouched. And you are nearly the only visitor there with all the Muslims still using the Mosque. Its hard to find, but also the Muslim Quarter around it is definitely worth a visit. And the foot sold on the streets is amazing!
3. The Rice Terraces in Ping ‘an
   The Lonely Planet recommends a hike around those rice terraces north of Guilin and it claims that its well marked and easy to find. IT IS NOT WELL MARKED and definitely NOT EASY TO FIND. At the beginning of our tour we asked two local woman for the way and they stiked to us like glue what annoyed me to hell. But I have to admit that we would have been totally lost without them. You definitely need a guide out there so you won’t be alone. But still you leave all those annoying tourists behind which are only in the villages and have a fantastic view over the terraces and walking through them. Its great but take the first bus, walk fast to reach the last bus home and be aware that you need a guide!
4. The Yulong River in Yangshuo
   We hiked along the Li River as well but this smaller river is definitely also worth a visit!
5. Hiking in Hong Kong
   Believe it or not hiking in Hong Kong is amazing! We hiked in the Sai Kung Reservate up to Sharp Peak today and it was just amazing. The view, the beaches, the countryside… Really breathtaking. But it was really really windy up there and if you leave the paved paths (what is recommended if you want to escape the crowds) you should be aquiped with good hiking gear. The pathes are fun but far from being easy. It was a great day, and I’m totally done now

PS: Since we are going to South East Asia now, I guess we will not have so good interent access there. So I guess I’ll post less….

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