17 Jul 2018
I spent 2 days in Guilin with my family with Travel China Guide. Our tour guide Ms. Qiuyan Lee was very knowledgable and enthusiastic. She knew the history behind the Reed Flute Cave and the Li River and pointed out the best places to take photos at both places. She helped us experience the local food by taking us to a noodle shop and bringing us lychee, mangoes, and lotus flower fruit. After the Li River cruise, instead of visiting a touristy pearl factory similar to the one we visited in Beijing, Lee took us to a local village so we could see what life was like in the countryside. We visited a family's house, saw locals farming in the rice fields, and saw children walking home from school. This was one of my favorite parts of my trip in China! Finally she went above and beyond when she helped me locate my glasses that I left behind in the hotel and mailed them back to me in the US.