In guilin which is kind of a river resort to the Chinese lot more scenic a lot better air no pollution still hot and the locals love to swim (personally I wouldn't they still spit and s*** in it ) anyway hired a bamboo raft to take me four hours down the river to the next town which is kind of the travellers place of china.a couple of things that freak me out in china couples were identical clothes which is weird,and anyone who knows me knows when it comes to food I'm not against the unusual , however the restaurants in china display there produce alive on the street outside which is fine , different fish swimming in bowls and tanks ,chickens in cages ready to be slaughtered and cooked whenever ordered and I even can cope with the turtles in bowls floating around ready to be soup ,but the sight of the bamboo rats (which look like furry beavers) freaking out and furiously gnawing at the metal bars in an effort to escape freaked me out.don't get me wrong I would eat it if thats what was offered,but watching it dragged kicking and screaming to its death for me just to find out how it would taste, I can't do it.on a separate note its very awkward being around couples who have had a row makes conversation very awkward and believe me happens a lot.ha