Western Brand, Chinese Characteristics: Club Med At Guilin

GUILIN, China (AP) — After 10 days of crisscrossing southwestern China by high-speed train with two young children in tow, exploring minority villages amid rugged scenery and often sleeping in grimy hotels, it was time for a break. And what better way to decompress from our fascinating yet grueling family trek through one of China's less touristed regions than with a stay at a familiar Western holiday staple: Club Med. We booked a four-night stay at the Club Med in Guilin, in the Guangxi region, an area best known for its otherworldly limestone karst outcroppings and a fishing tradition that uses cormorants to snare catches — scenes so famous they're depicted on China's 20-yuan notes.

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