The carst mountains for which the region around Yangshuo is famous

Banyan tree near Yangshuo

Typical transport on the Li River in Yangshuo

Fire crackers during Spring Festival celebrations near Yangshuo

The landscape that is depicted on the 20 Yuan note, almost recognizable

Ping An village, one of the larger villages in the region

Ping An village

Ping An from above

The rice terraces from above

Rice terraces between seasons

Hiking across the rice terraces, discovering new villages

Above the clouds in the Longji Rice Terraces

Guilin, city among carst hills