Travel in China, when you dont speak the lingo is like playing charades 24hrs a day. It's mostly good fun and the locals will be prepared to do their best to understand the actions of a struggling tourist, but heck its tiring....it took Western 72 hours to find a toilet last week! Occassionally you will come up against a stone-faced opponent who will not smile desite your best attempts to win them over, probably still hacked off over the Opium wars.
Travelling in China's peak tourist season is something we will not be repeating, not the best planning from Western & Kiss. Holidaying with a billion people who all seem to be wanting to get on the same train as you has made for slow progress, and has made us less flexible, as we have to commit to a departure date as soon as we arrive in a place to ensure we can get out again! The sheer volume of people has been most noticeable at the tourist sites, still its all very amicable, and we have had some very pleasant interaction with fellow holidaymakers. 'Where are you from?'....'London, and you?'....'China' - 'oh really'.
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