Quick update today. We left Chengdu mid day today (low key am) and flew to our last stop Guilin, driving to Yangshuo. Not having acquainted myself with the geography of this last stop, I didn’t realize how close we were to Vietnam. This area is an autonomous region of China and is culturally much closer to Vietnam (local dialect is nearly fully intelligible and similar appearance to Vietnamese).

Our Flight

We drove to Yangshuo and a small town area for a fan making class. S loved the cows in the street and the painter  LOVED William – we’ll just leave that there  😉

And we are staying at an eco resort- the Yangshuo Mountain Retreat. It’s absolutely gorgeous and the setting is reminiscent of Halong bay.