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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (69208)	12/7/2010 10:49:46 AM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218908

A trip to China is very instructive also IMO. and yes even Mandarin from city to city varies .. Then again so does French from Ontario to PEI (very archaic) where I had some trouble.. We took the Yangtze cruise to Three Gorges last go... Should still be good even with final flooding... We walked around everywhere.. no hassles... If my kids were older all around I would like to spend 6 months to a year in China.. a good base to explore Japan, Australia, Drop in on Mq :O), etc etc..

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (69208)	12/7/2010 12:30:23 PM
From: No Mo Mo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218908

My girlfriend and I spent a month each in Yunnan, Guizhou and Guanxi provinces in 2007. We got pretty far off the beaten track and had an absolutely splendid time. China's very user-friendly and easy to get around. Most things like rooms, transportation and food are comparatively quite cheap (at least where we were). The people were very welcoming, but not overbearingly curious. If you ever had an interest in visiting, I'd do it ASAP b/c I've NEVER seen a place changing so rapidly. Feel free to ask if you'd like any feedback about visiting.