Dear Sir:

My husband, Carbon Wolfe, and I visited Guilin on August 21 and 22. We were on a cruise/tour with Pacgate Travel, but Guilin was not included in the itinerary, so we asked to visit Guilin by ourselves during the first few days of the Yangtze cruise which left from Shanghai. Our outstanding guide was Qin Shuifa, "Simon." He was not only efficient and knowledgeable but enthusiastic and determined we see all we could in the very short time we had. We had expected to have two nights in Guilin but instead had only one due to a flight cancellation from Guilin to Wuhan on August 23rd. "Simon" wanted to be sure we saw as much as possible. After our flight arrived from Shanghai we were quickly taken to see the Reed Flute Cave, a pearl factory and inside the ancient city wall. Our "set menu" dinner was not only exceptional but bountiful. However, the best was yet to come. Simon offered to take us to see the Cultural Show and the cormorants fishing if we wished, as these were optional. We were delighted with both. Simon was so pleased with my husband's being invited to join the show that he took my camera up near the stage to take pictures. He told us exactly where to stand on the boat to watch the cormorants fishing. He was good! The next morning he and our very capable driver, Mr. Yao, drove us to the Li River were we boarded a boat for the fascinating river trip. Simon had reserved the best seats for us at the front of the boat. Though he did not sit with us, he kept in touch throughout the trip. We later decided our "side trip" to Gulin was the highlight of our trip to China and Mr. Qin certainly the best guide. We feel he should be promoted to a national guide. When he found my husband's luggage overweight he suggested he move a few heavy things to his carry-on. Please tell "Simon" how much we enjoyed our wonderful trip to Guilin due to his expert guidance and Mr. Yao's skill in negotiating all that traffic.

Truly,

Marjorie L. Wolfe (Mrs. George Carbon Wolfe)

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