Based on a tour by Tyler Folsom and Fran Solomon in September, 1984.
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I had always wondered how Chinese artists could have imagined those fantastic landscapes with mountains that abruptly reach the clouds but have less girth than height. It turns out that they're real. It is no longer necessary to join an organized tour to travel in China. You can take a discounted flight to Hong Kong, get a Chinese visa there overnight, and then hop on the train to Guangzhou. Individual travellers will typically spend less than half the cost of an organized tour and will be using the same hotels and restaurants.