About 3 hours south of Nanning is the South China Sea. There are a few places to visit on the coast, most notably Bei Hai. Following a school trip to Fang Cheng Gang (a port city) a few of us continued onto Bei Hai to relax on the beach. Whilst it's not a Carribbean beach, we had fun there. I think we were a real sight for the locals as it's not often they see foreigners, and we stayed on the sand whilst they all sat in plastic chairs, hiding from the sun. The Chinese are so afraid of getting dark skin that they even walk down the street using an umbrella as a parasol to avoid the sun.
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| beach at Bei Hai |
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| at Bei Hai beach |
We also had a fantastic seafood lunch at the beach and enjoyed some 'western' food in town.
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| crab for lunch |
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| Mike, Chris, Becky, Edward |
Bei Hai town was pretty quiet, perhaps as it's the end of summer and school starts again this week. We did manage to find a Dutch bar in town, and the guy was very excited to speak dutch to me!
Whilst walking through town, we came across some outdoor massage tables. I think this would be a little too public for me. I'm happy to do this on the beach, but not in the centre of town.
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| massage tables |
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| Bei Hai |
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