Globerovers Magazine, July 2019

Guangxi, China
Floating down the Li River
The boat trip on the Li River from Guilin to
Yangshuo will likely be the most memorable
part of any visit to the Guangxi Province, if not
all of China! The four-and-a-half-hour river trip
on the 83 kilometre (52 mi) stretch winds past
hundreds of gorgeous karst peaks which offer
surprises at each bend. Water buffaloes and
farmers work the muddy fields, peasants reap
their rice paddies, school kids and cormorant
fishermen float by on their bamboo rafts. This
is top notch breathtaking scenery!
The eye-feasting karst landscape, country
farming, and village-life scenery will keep you
snapping more photos than you expected.
Along the river and outside the town of Yangshuo,
many fishermen still rely on the cormorants’ fishing
skills for their daily catch. This human-bird coop-living
can also be found in Japan and even in Macedonia.
A snare is tied near the base of the bird’s
throat which allows the bird to breathe, but not to
swallow the fish.
126 Globerovers · July 2019