Yang Shuo Mountains

Yang Shuo Mountains
Originally uploaded by weberpoint

Landscape photography isn't really my thing, and I have a hard time
composing effective images when I am confronted with scenery such as this.
To be in the middle of it is just an overwhelming experience. It's far
easier to just take it in than to interpret it in a photo. That being said,
I think the best time to visit this area is about 15 years ago. The once
sleepy little town of Guilin is now a major city. The backpacker crowd
would usually head out to Yang Shuo to get away from the crowds. Now Yang
Shuo is a major tourist area - it has two McDonald's and a pedestrian
shopping street that is packed with crowds at night. Further down river is
the relatively unspoiled hamlet of Xing Ping, but it too is quickly
succumbing to the crowds.