Li River Cruise - Karst landscape
by Willettsworld
So what is a Karst landscape? Well, it's all due to limestone that has been dramatically eroded. The warm wet climate in the southwest of China speeds up the weathering of limestone by acid rainwater and chemicals in rotting plants. Surface streams lose water to cave systems developing in the limestone. Surface drainage is diverted down sink holes to below the water table. Peaks then start to develop from the land left after erosion by the streams. The cave system gets larger as fast-moving subsurface streams bore through the limestone and the water table drops. Much of the limestone has eroded past the caves down to a layer of shale whilst the limestone peaks remain, such as the one's found in the Guilin area.
There are two types of Karst features: Fenglin karst is characterised by peaks that rise near vertically, like trees, 100 to 250 feet (30 to 80m) above the surrounding flat ground. The other type is known as Fengcong karst. Their peaks are more cone-shaped and one hill meets the next across a depression or doline and are clustered together. If you travel down the Li River on a cruise, it starts with Fenglin karst before gradually giving way to the dense Fengcong as you reach Yangshuo.
Some Translations .....
by myspices
Some translations are really way out - it's not that it is grammatically not right or the spelling is wrong - it's that you totally cannot understand what it's trying to say, unless you know the Chinese version of it. Here's one which don't jive at all...
It says :
"The days aren't pass" - i bet you don't get what it means.
This sign was taken at the entrance to the performance of the "Impression of Liu Sanjie" near East Street. I was kind of surprised that no proper translation is given at such a renowed place where so much of publicity has been done on this performance.
After reading the Chinese words - well, it actually means that "There are no performances during the day"
Children Playing...
by Sobe-A-Rush
If you take a bike ride anywhere near Yanghuo on the trails or little roads then you will see young kids playing all by themselves in the middle of nowhere. Some will come up to you and touch your bike, grab your leg or something like that, all are very nice.
Caving... on your own
by John195123
You can take the Yulong Cave tour, or you can go in the back entrance... through a man-made wall that's been knocked through, probably by curious locals. I don't know the quality of the rock and I can't be held responsible for you if you go, nor do I know on whose property you'd be trespassing, but if you're into spelunking and want to explore, it's there. I don't know how far back in it goes, but I figure the walls were built to keep people out of something. If you do go, go prepared.
Hire a boat
by albaaust
We hired a couple of boats when we were on tour with Wendy.
The first was the boat from Dutou to Fuli Village. This took about 5 mins and cost for the three of us 5 Yuan.
The second was the wonderful boat trip down the Lijiang River from Fuli Village to Dengongza ( see things to do). This took about an hour and cost 200 Yuan. Wendy negotiated the price - you may have to pay more depending on the season and how many there are of you. Try going to Fuli and finding a boat from there.
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View over West street from our hotel room
View from Moon Hill
Cafe on the right of photo
Neighbors in MoonHill Village
