China – Guangxi Region (Guilin and Yangshuo)
I know who would really like this region. This seems to be rock climbing heaven. The rock formations (karst) are beautiful. I am also back to humid sub-tropical weather. Lucky I will be meeting friends in a couple of weeks. I will get rid of my thermals and I will re-think my packing strategy.
Guilin: Fir Lake, Reed Flute cave, Elephant Trunk Hill, and Rice Noodles! I don’t have any pictures of rice noodles, but they are good!
- Pagodas in Fir Lake
- Reed Flute Cave: The cave is beautiful, but I could not help to think how much wiring it took to create the different lighting schema. Guilin doesn’t get snow and x-mas is a western holiday, but some of the rock formations are named “Snowman and Father Christmas”. One of the pictures is a rock carving. I love caves and rock art. I don’t know why?
- Elephant Trunk Hill: If you look at the top of elephant trunk hill, there is a pagoda on the top. I really need to work on my photography skills. Kris’s photography teacher maybe right – I need to disable the flash on my camera.
- Misc Picture of downtown:
Yangshuo: Moon Hill, Li River, and show!
- Moon Hill: It is called moon hills because at different angles it looks like the different shape of a moon. The top is beautiful. There were 3 60-70 year old ladies at the top selling water and postcards. Lucky I only had 6 yuan on me, so I didn’t have to negotiate too much for the post cards. They were not going to let me leave without buying something. Susan – I found a rock climbing bolt and a couple of rock climbers!
- Li River:
- Misc. Pictures of the city center and a show (Impressions Sanjie Liu). The show is located on the river with the karst formations in the background. There are ~ 600 performers.
