A peaceful day’s rafting on the Yulong River - photograph Mark Malby


TRAVEL TIP

BEST TIME TO GO: 
Guilin/Yangshuo can be hot and painfully humid in summer. Autumn (October – December) is more comfortable, and also the prime persimmon-drying season. Winters are mild and pleasant, though the water-levels drop and a full river trip is sometimes not possible. Avoid public holidays - weekends are crowded enough.

Guilin is 45 minutes by air from Hong Kong, and just over two hours from Beijing or Shanghai.

                    The mystical landscape of Guanxi Province.

            Photos & text ©2000 - 2010 Mark Malby for Mute Planet