October is almost finished, and so is the main tourist season. That is to say, many tourist believe it is no longer good to come. Right? Wrong!

In fact, November is a very good month to visit Yangshuo. It's cool weather, not a lot of tourist, travel is easy. And Jessie has still places in her tours available! Make sure you include the Pudi tour in your tour request. We are the only one who offers this tour.

Here's what we have in our newsletter:

• Jessie's tour recommendations
• Video of Yangshuo
• Halloween Special
• Pudi Primary School
• West Street
• Snow Lion Resort
• Teaching in Yangshuo
• Do you have a question about Yangshuo?
• Longsheng and Sanjiang
• Yangshuo Puzzles

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Peter van der Lans
yangshuo-travel-guide.com

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Halloween Special
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Halloween, we thought we do something with it too. As you know we have build our website with a system called Sitesell. You have the chance now to get this same system with a special discount until October 31 midnight.

Why would you want it? To explain it would require a full length newsletter and you might only get a glimpse of the power of the system. However the basics I have written down for you:

- http://www.yangshuo-travel-guide.com/complete_site_build_it.html

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Pudi Primary School
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I ask again attention for the school in Pudi, the tiny village not far from Yangshuo. It's a village forgotten and ignored by tourist and government alike. The villagers are mostly farmers who grow rice and vegetables. They are mostly poor. Jessie Lu, our tour guide, comes from Pudi and although she runs her business nowadays from Yangshuo, she has not forgotten her hometown.

Several months ago, she started a small project to help the primary school in Pudi village. The school has a need for almost everything including books, writing materials. Even basic things like desks and chairs or a library are not available. Recently the school received a gift from a lady in Hong Kong of Y5000. The gift sounds like a lot but in reality it hardly was enough to get the most basic materials in the school available. Much more is needed. Therefore we need your help:

- http://www.yangshuo-travel-guide.com/pudi-school.html

You can help by donating at our Paypal account. We will keep you informed how the money is spend. In the second half of June I will visit Pudi and see for myself and in the next newsletter I will inform you further.

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West Street
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West Street is a legend. There is no traveler in the last 25 years who came to Yangshuo and did not visit West Street. What made West Street so legendary? I am not quite sure. The first time I came it was mostly a street with local grocery, meat and hardware shops and a few guest houses and cafe's. In time, the guesthouses and cafe's became popular. Names as Lisa's and Drifters were the places to hang out. Things have changed (although both Lisa's and Drifters are still there).

West Street has developed into a main shopping street, similar (though not as big and crazy) as Khao San Road in Bangkok. Personally I wouldn't want to stay anymore in West Street but it is still worth to have a look.

From primary foreign tourists, Yangshuo and therefore West Street, has changed into a primary Chinese tourist attraction. Was it that the Chinese came to Yangshuo to experience the "Western" culture, nowadays, there are more local tourists and Yangshuo seems to develop back into a tourist attraction for local tourists. But West Street is West Street and nowadays even busier then ever.

- http://www.yangshuo-travel-guide.com/yangshuo-west-street.html

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Snow Lion Resort
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With Airasia now flying to Guilin every other day, it makes it a lot more interesting for me, living in Malaysia to visit Yangshuo more often. And that is exactly what I am intended to do. Jessie, our guide and tour operator in Yangshuo makes sure I get a taxi picking me up at Guilin airport. But where would I stay? The variety of hotels in Yangshuo is enormous. Which one is good, which is one is not, and which one is top notch?

You ask me, I say it's the Snow Lion Resort in Mushan village, 15 minutes outside Yangshuo town center. William and Linda have build only a few years ago this suburb hotel near the Li river and Mushan village. With all respect for all other hotels, this is my Number One choice. Here's why:

- http://www.yangshuo-travel-guide.com/snow-lion-resort.html

But that is what I think of the Snow Lion Resort. What do other people say?

- http://www.yangshuo-travel-guide.com/snow-lion-recommendations.html

Check also Mushan village:

- http://www.yangshuo-travel-guide.com/mushan-village.html

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Teaching in Yangshuo/China
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Travelers are always looking for a way to increase their finances. Teaching is since long a way to increase the content of your wallet. In Yangshuo there are many schools in need for foreign teachers. If you are interested, please look at this page for more information about the how, what and where...

- http://www.yangshuo-travel-guide.com/teaching-in-yangshuo.html

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Do you have a question about Yangshuo?
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People have many questions, we try our best to generate the answers. The website tries to answer all questions, but there are always things not mentioned. So here's your chance to ask us what you need to know:

- http://www.yangshuo-travel-guide.com/ask-me.html

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Sanjiang and Longsheng
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The local villages of Longsheng and Sanjiang have become popular over the years for travelers who would like to see a little more of rural China. Longsheng, with the nearby village Ping An became popular for the spectacular rice terraces. Some seem to think it's only interesting to visit Longsheng when the rice fields are full. In fact, the scenery is the whole year around spectacular. Even in November, after the harvest, Longsheng fantastic. And if you book one of Jessie's tours, you will find some hidden gems in the surrounding.

- http://www.yangshuo-travel-guide.com/rice-terraces.html

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Yangshuo puzzles
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Here's a little funny thing to learn a little more about Yangshuo.. a few online puzzles

- http://www.yangshuo-travel-guide.com/yangshuo-puzzles.html

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Cooking Classes
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Linda Liang offers excellent cooking classes in her Cloud 9 restaurant. If you want to learn the real deal in Chinese cooking, this is the place to be:

- http://www.yangshuo-travel-guide.com/cloud-9.html

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