Located in Guangxi Province,at the terminus of the Li River cruise 65km (40 miles) S of Guilin, the small town of Yangshuo has long been a mecca for backpackers and rock climbers.
Here the vast landscape is reduced to a garden scale, nature in microcosm, where hills, mountains, oceans, and rivers are reduced to rocks, karsts, streams, and pools. Set amid an awesome cluster of limestone pinnacles -- a zigzag, serrated skyline superior even to that of Manhattan -- Yangshuo is more beautiful and significantly less crowded than Guilin.
Some of the most impressive karst scenery in Guangxi can be found just a short bike ride outside town.
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