Originally Posted by
benzemalyonnais
Living in Tier 3 cities is the best part of China! (at least for short periods of time before one feels the need to retreat back to civilization)
Nanning isn't even that bad....I think there are 10 foreigners in Shantou. I'd imagine there are quite a few backpackers in Nanning.
In the hostels of Nanning, you can easily find 200+ (or more) backpackers from western countries. Not to mention the tie between Nanning and Southeast Asian countries.
That's probably the case of a lot of southern tier 3, tier 4 cities in China, imho.