Guilin

Guided tour Guilin, China: Natural beauty mingles with the bizarre

The half-naked woman in the steaming hot tub is singing opera. I'm watching her through the window and feeling like a bit of a creep.

• by Nina Karnikowski

Happy days in the hills

Club Med brings its signature bonhomie to Guilin in an ambitious venture, writes Mal Chenu.

On the money for the Chinese New Year

There are now many airlines and flights between Sydney/Brisbane and southern China. Which airline and/or package would suit us?

• by Michael Gebicki

Life on the dragon's back

Carved into mountains over centuries, the rice terraces of Ping'an are a wonder of China, writes Diane Armstrong.

Long-haul revolution

Steve McKenna takes the rough with the super smooth on a rail epic through the Middle Kingdom.