Once back in the Guilin city center, have lunch at a local restaurant. We went to a good one on Binjiang Rd with live animals (for eating) displayed proudly in front. This included chickens, fish, snakes, and bamboo rats. Bamboo rats aren’t normal rats, mind you; they’re about a foot long, round/chubby, and they eat bamboo. The cups/plate/utensils were delivered to our table shrink-wrapped—now that’s clean.

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We didn’t see very many places with menus in English, but fortunately we had Chinese speakers and readers in our party. If you’re a picky eater, just stick with what you know… fried rice, vegetables, tofu, simple chicken/pork/beef dishes, etc. Of course, you have to try famous Guilin mifen (rice noodles). It usually is served in a hot broth with different varieties of meat or vegetables (tons of combinations).

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