Li River

We eventually made our way to Guilin, in the Guangxi province of China (and by “made our way,” I mean that we took a commercial flight). From Guilin, which is a lovely city on its own, we took—as all tourists to Guilin do—a river cruise down the Li River.

The Li River is a part of the beautiful scenery of the area, which has been captured in Chinese art through the centuries:


Some of the scenery has also been captured on the twenty-yuan note:


And cormorant fishermen add nicely to the surroundings: