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Album 1: Beijing and the Great Wall | Album 2: Xian and the Terracotta Army | Album 3: Guilin and the Lijiang | Album 4: Kunming and the Stone Forest | Album 5: Chongqing, an overnight stop | Album 6: Yangtze River and the Three Gorges | Album 7: Wuhan: Museums and a quiet lake | Album 8: Hangzhou: Prosperity, tea, and a monastery | Album 9: Wuzhen, an ancient canal town | Album 10: Suzhou: Silk, canals and gardens | Album 11: Shanghai: 16 million people, pet crickets and a museum the shape of a turtle. | Album 12: There and back: Airports

Album 3: Guilin and the Lijiang

We were told in Beijing that Guilin had been ruined by tourism, the river was polluted and the fish dead, there were too many
cruise boats, the farmers had moved to town to make money from the tourists, and everybody was greedy. Well, we would
have liked to have seen it before all this happened and the lights got so bright, but the river was still beautiful, and looked
even better after I used Photoshop to get rid of some of the other cruise boats. And the food was good, the circus wonderful.
Li River
Li River		 Li Gorge wall
Li Gorge wall		 Spectacular scenery on the Li River
Spectacular scenery on the Li River		 Ducks, and a traditional Lijiang raft
Ducks, and a traditional Lijiang raft		 Li River
Li River
Not everybody on the river depends on tourism
Not everybody on the river depends on tourism		 On the Li River
On the Li River		 Cave in the river bank
Cave in the river bank		 Penholder Mountains
Penholder Mountains		 Rear deck of another cruise boat
Rear deck of another cruise boat
Life beside the river
Life beside the river		 Chaoban Hill
Chaoban Hill		 The Needle
The Needle		 Traditional bamboo raft on the Li River
Traditional bamboo raft on the Li River		 The Penholder Mountains
The Penholder Mountains
Li River
Li River		 A new view around each bend
A new view around each bend		 Li River
Li River		 Not bothered by the cruise boats
Not bothered by the cruise boats		 Farms in a fantastic landscape
Farms in a fantastic landscape
At a farm near the Li
At a farm near the Li		 Quick view of prized bull
Quick view of prized bull		 Shy child, at the farm
Shy child, at the farm		 Young acrobat
Young acrobat		 Circus contortionist
Circus contortionist
A wonderful circus performance, Guilin
A wonderful circus performance, Guilin		 Trio at the circus
Trio at the circus		 In the Reed Flute Cave, Guilin
In the Reed Flute Cave, Guilin		 Coloured lighting effects
Coloured lighting effects		 Artist: no brush, just breath
Artist: no brush, just breath
Ancient carvings and inscriptions, Fubo Park, Guilin
Ancient carvings and inscriptions, Fubo Park, Guilin		 Sign by the river in Fubo Park, Guilin
Sign by the river in Fubo Park, Guilin		 The river bank at Guilin
The river bank at Guilin		 Li River at Guilin
Li River at Guilin		 Frances photographing the cormorants
Frances photographing the cormorants
The rock supposed to look like an elephant
The rock supposed to look like an elephant		 Cormorant fishing, set up for us tourists
Cormorant "fishing", set up for us tourists		 The Bright Lights of Guilin
The Bright Lights of Guilin		 And more, at an artificial lake
And more, at an artificial lake

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