Yangshuo to Guilin

Tuesday, October 22, 2013
This morning we checked out of our hotel and traveled by bus back to Guilin. On the way, we stopped in the countryside and looked at the farming.

 There is land under cultivation everywhere, even sometimes between the lanes at highway interchanges. Much of the farming seems to be on small plots using small equipment, unlike the large farms and large equipment that we have in Canada.

 On our arrival in Guilin we visited a pearl factory and shop. Our tour included a 10 minute fashion show. Different.

 We're doing the tourist pose in the park in front of the Elephant Trunk Hill.

 Anita had a chat in broken Chinglish with an older gentleman from another part of China who was a tourist too. Everywhere we've gone, there are many Chinese tourists. It seems that, with a rising middle class, many people in China now have the opportunity to travel and perhaps for the first time see the same sites in which we are interested.
Our hotel, the Guilin Lijang Waterfall Hotel, was within walking distance from the park. After we checked in, we wandered in the downtown area.

 Just around the corner from our hotel, we happened upon some people outside a doorway, practising martial arts. They invited us in to watch. It turned out to be a big China and southeast Asia tai chi competition.

We sat in the stands and watched for a while. There were some very good competitors demonstrating different techniques.

 At 8:30 pm, water is released from the top of our hotel and flows down one side to form a waterfall.

 With all the lights, it's very pretty.

The central lobby of our hotel is over 30 metres high. They do things in a big way in China. This was another hotel where we could have spent more time.