Day 15
Today we left Hungzhou early in the morning for our 2 hour flight to Guilin. We arrived at Guilin and were taken to our hotel. Our first impressions were of amazement. The first thing we noticed were the rock formations around the city. These very tall pinnacles of rock covered with dark green foliage and some sheer cliff faces. The rocks remind me very much of Halong Bay and the rocks in the sea there, except these are not in the sea. Guilin sits on the Li River which winds its way right through the middle of the city. We are on the 10th floor and have a breathtaking view of the river, the rock pinnacles, a pagoda in the distance sitting atop a huge rock and slightly to the right our view is of a large lake surrounded by a pretty park and in the middle of the lake stands an enormous pagoda. Its name means forest of sweet osmanthus, owing to the large number of fragrant Sweet Osmanthus trees located in the city.
Today we left Hungzhou early in the morning for our 2 hour flight to Guilin. We arrived at Guilin and were taken to our hotel. Our first impressions were of amazement. The first thing we noticed were the rock formations around the city. These very tall pinnacles of rock covered with dark green foliage and some sheer cliff faces. The rocks remind me very much of Halong Bay and the rocks in the sea there, except these are not in the sea. Guilin sits on the Li River which winds its way right through the middle of the city. We are on the 10th floor and have a breathtaking view of the river, the rock pinnacles, a pagoda in the distance sitting atop a huge rock and slightly to the right our view is of a large lake surrounded by a pretty park and in the middle of the lake stands an enormous pagoda. Its name means forest of sweet osmanthus, owing to the large number of fragrant Sweet Osmanthus trees located in the city.
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