Dream Trip 2008: January

Great Travel Moment

Floating down the Li River in Guilin, China is as memorable an experience as I have ever had. The mountains take on an other worldly appearance that I attempted to enhance in this photo. The tour boats cruise past the fisherman in their small bamboo rafts, sometimes capsizing them! Water buffalo stroll along the coast past peasants and rice paddies. Farmers tend to their crops seemingly unfazed by the breathtaking surroundings. The Li River originates in the Mao'er Mountains in Xing'an county and flows through Guilin, Yangshuo and Pingle. The trip through this phantasmagorical landscape was over eighty kilometers (52 miles) long and took the best seven hours of my life. It is a photographer's paradise. If you are visiting the south of China, the Li River is not to be missed.