An ancient Chinese adage says, “He who travels in Guilin finds himself in a fairy land.”
Traveling to China this summer for the Olympics? Don’t just stay in Beijing — try straying off the beaten path a little bit. Jordan Clary, a freelance writer who recently lived in China, recommends checking out some of the more geologically fascinating areas, such as Guilin in the vast country’s southeastern corner.
Guilin, China, bears an uncanny resemblance to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth. At any moment you might expect to see Gandalf the Wizard galloping across the plains on his white steed or a dragon roaring down from the sharp cliffs. Guilin, however, is no trick of a novelist’s imagination. Its more than 5,180 square kilometers of karst landscape is the result of a perfect alchemy of geological conditions.
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Guilin, China, bears an uncanny resemblance to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth. At any moment you might expect to see Gandalf the Wizard galloping across the plains on his white steed or a dragon roaring down from the sharp cliffs. Guilin, however, is no trick of a novelist’s imagination. Its more than 5,180 square kilometers of karst landscape is the result of a perfect alchemy of geological conditions.
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