| China is not merely a haven but a heaven for | | | | home and the earth.The beautiful women became |
| tourists. It abounds in beauty and beauties, | | | | more beautiful as they adorned themselves in |
| both natural and artificial. When God was | | | | the striking Qi Pao's (for more on Qi Pao's |
| creating the earth, he seemed to be in his | | | | read 'Fashion In China - Of Qi Pao's and |
| best and most giving mood as his hands | | | | Cow's Breasts') and the men grew stronger as |
| moulded China. He poured his love into the | | | | they worked hard on their fields and |
| land, filling it with natural beauty - | | | | enterprises.Tourists to China can only wonder |
| breathtakingly eye-catching mountains in | | | | in amazement at the unique beauty that is |
| Guangxi Zhuang, the gentle Yangtze that | | | | China and its people, a beauty made more |
| meanders across large parts of the country, | | | | beautiful by the people's gentleness, |
| bestowing its benevolence on the land; the | | | | diligence and hard work. And, while they |
| vast deserts in Xinjiang and wild steppes in | | | | revel in China's natural and artificial |
| the north. Across the country beauty imbues | | | | splendours, they can travel cheap by rail, |
| the land with ethereal charm.What God did | | | | road or air and stay in well-equipped hotels |
| well, man tried to better. The beautiful | | | | for as little as a hundred to two hundred |
| landscape was peppered with even more | | | | kuai a night (twelve to twenty-five US |
| beautiful buildings and architectural | | | | dollars). Of course, there are more expensive |
| splendour. Smaller rivers and rivulets were | | | | places to stay as well and travellers with |
| linked by ornate arched stone masonry | | | | moolah in their pockets can enjoy a more |
| bridges. Mountains and hills were studded | | | | luxurious time there (for more tips on budget |
| with pavilions and other stylistic monuments. | | | | hotels etc look out for my future articles).I |
| And across the vast plains man built a giant | | | | have heard many Chinese say, 'if there is a |
| wall like a huge necklace.God paid attention | | | | heaven on earth it is in Hangzhou and |
| not only to the land but also the people he | | | | Suzhou,' (two cities in the eastern province |
| intended to house there. He gave the women | | | | of Zhejiang) but if one were to ask me where |
| beautiful features and men strong bodies. | | | | on earth is there a heaven, I would say, 'if |
| Chinese women, with their gentle eyes, petite | | | | there is heaven on earth, it is China'.Rajesh |
| nostrils, slender necks, slim figures and | | | | Kanoi (Jack) is a published writer, now |
| creamy skin look like angels about to | | | | living and working in China. Many of his |
| pirouette. Chinese men, with their strong | | | | short-stories, poems and articles have been |
| shoulders and backs and stout muscular legs | | | | published, including a book of short-stories, |
| look like they can lift the burden of both | | | | 'From China With Love' (Lipstick Publishing). |