Guilin
Guilin is China's most famous natural beauty spot. I first saw Guilin in the late 90’s. There were a few foreign tourists then but Guilin and Yangshuo were very rustic towns. Though they have now been developed to handle waves of domestic Chinese tourists, little nuggets of beauty and glimpses of real life can be found at almost every turn away from the crowd. Of course, the main draw, the dramatic karst landscape is still breathtaking and ever-present. So, here’s a look at what can be found off the very, very well-trodden path.
fisherman with trained fishing cormorants, waterfront of Li River, Yangshuo Town, Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
the Li River, Yangshuo town, Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
restaurant on West Street, many tourist and souvenir shops, Yangshuo town, Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
evening waterfront of Li River, Yangshuo Town, Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
souvenir paintings of Guilin on Zhengyang Road pedestrian mall, Guilin City, Guangxi Province, CHINA
Jiantou Village, established in the Ming Dynasty 640 years ago, near Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
entrance to a grand courtyard house, Jiantou Village, established in the Ming Dynasty 640 years ago, near Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
door to principle room of a traditional house, Jiantou Village, established in the Ming Dynasty 640 years ago, near Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
detail of carved wood motifs on door of a house, Jiantou Village, established in the Ming Dynasty 640 years ago, near Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
detail of brick and muc wall, Jiantou Village, established in the Ming Dynasty 640 years ago, near Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
charlcoal seller, Jiantou Village, established in the Ming Dynasty 640 years ago, near Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
writing slogans on a blackboard wall, Jiantou Village, established in the Ming Dynasty 640 years ago, near Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
the road to Yangdi, on the Li River, Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
Xin Village, near Yangdi Town, Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
detail of mud brick wall, Xin Village, near Yangdi Town, Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
Xin Village, near Yangdi Town, Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
Xin Village, near Yangdi Town, Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
pomelos for sale in Xingping Village on the Li River, Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
early morning ploughing a field with water buffalo, near Yangshuo County, Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
near the historic old town of Muqiaocun (Dragon Village) Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
well preserved old town of Muqiaocun (Dragon Village) Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
well preserved old town of Muqiaocun (Dragon Village) Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
persimmons drying near Yangshuo County, Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
80 year old woman, Zhengmanmei, Longcheng Village, near Yangshuo, Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
80 year old woman, Zhengmanmei, Longcheng Village, near Yangshuo, Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
village near Yangshuo County, Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
schoolgirls at the well preserved old town of Muqiaocun (Dragon Village) Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
farming country south of Xingping Town, Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
farming country south of Xingping Town, Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
farming country south of Xingping Town, Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
Hebian Village, Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
drying persimmons, Xingping Village on the Li River, Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
noodle makers, Xingping Village on the Li River, Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
Xingping Village on the Li River, Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
tourist riverboats docked at Xingping Village on the Li River, Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
ferry across the Li River, at Xingping Village, Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
tourist boats on the Li River in the limestone karst landscape north of Xingping, south of Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
I found this photo in the lobby of what was once the best place in town, the derelict Paradise Resort, at the center of Yangshuo. Due for redevelopment into something more grand. Guangxi Province, CHINA
limestone karst landscape along Li River north of Xingping, south of Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
tourist boats on the Li River in the limestone karst landscape north of Xingping, south of Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
limestone karst landscape along Li River north of Xingping, south of Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA
limestone karst landscape along Li River north of Xingping, south of Guilin, Guangxi Province, CHINA