I slept till 1000 today. My weariness is catching up. Or maybe it’s because I’ve got a light case of the tummy bug. Besides I have a beeauuutiful hotel room for about EUR 12.50 per night just off all the eating areas 🙂
In the early afternoon, I took a bus out of town to Xing Ping where I boarded a little boat from Yangdi to view the karst limestone peaks from the Li River. Being winter, the sun sets quite early.
The sunset and the haziness added to the mystique of the place and it was extremely scenic. The scene was worth a million dollars … or actually CNY20 (about EUR2) since we were shown the exact scene depicted on the back of the CNY20 note!
In the night, I went fishing with a local fisherman and his comorants. The duck-like birds dive into the clear illuminated water and come up with fish. The water is so clear you can see them underwater. Because their necks are constricted with a rope, they cough up their catch into the basket for the nice man … who presumably has conditioned them with rewards previously. I’ve seen these talented creatures handle two fish (no plural, correct?) in one throatful.
I couldn’t have picked a better night for the fishing trip … the moon was just a smidgen less than full and in the moonlight we could see the silhouettes of the karst peaks that Yangshuo is so famous for, plus the reflection of the peaks and the moon in the calm waters.
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- We started off our Li River cruise in the daylight.
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- There were a few other boats.
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- Gorgeous scenery.
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- Letting the bird go … they are originally tied to the boat.
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- Coughing up the catch.
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- Big bird on little girl.
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- Sinister looking things.
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- Then came the sunset … this is the CNY20 scenery.