Located in my country's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,"Guilin's mountains and rivers are the best in the world" can be said to be world-famous. However, the picturesque and beautiful Li River between the mountains and rivers is an important part of it. The reporter has visited the Li River twice, but the first trip to the Li River in the misty color was not perfect due to the weather, but it left an unforgettable and deep impression.

Guanjiang on the dock (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

On November 25, 2004, the reporter followed the China Railway Brigade special train to collect the wind. After visiting Guilin's two elite scenic spots, Elephant Trunk Mountain and Seven Star, he took a bus to Mopan Mountain Wharf, 28 kilometers southbound from Guilin City. The reason why you board a boat to tour the Lijiang River at Mpanshan Wharf is because it is an excellent "Lijiang Essence Tour" route from here to Yangshuo.

Set off for a tour of the Lijiang River (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

The Li River originates from Maoer Mountain, the main peak of Yuecheng Mountains in Xing 'an County, northeast of Guilin. The upper reaches are called the Darong River. It runs from the junction of Lingqu and the Li River in Rongjiang Town to the Gongcheng Estuary of Pingle County, and is called the Li River, with a total length of 170 kilometers; the lower reaches from its birthplace to Wuzhou, collectively known as the Gui River, with a total length of 426 kilometers, belonging to the Pearl River Water System.

Wangfu Stone on the Lijiang River (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

The ancients believed that Hunan and Li came from the same origin. The Haiyang River, which originated from Haiyang Mountain, was divided into water by Lingqu Sanqi in Xing 'an County. The two rivers were separated from each other, each with "three points of water" added. The one going to the north is called Xiangjiang River, and the one coming to the south is called Lijiang River.

Twin peaks on the Lijiang River (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

Many scenic spots in Guilin are adjacent to the Li River or the waters of its tributaries. The Li River runs through Guilin City, adding unparalleled beautiful scenery and unique charm to this famous tourist city.

A small boat on the river (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

The reporter and his party arrived at Mopanshan Wharf after a journey of about 40 minutes. After boarding the boat from here, you can see the beautiful scenery of the Li River. The fly in the ointment was that the sky was cloudy and foggy that day, so people had to swim the Li River in the misty sky. Even so, the Li River does not lose its beauty. The Li River, which has a waterway of more than 50 kilometers from Mopan Mountain to Yangshuo, is like a green belt of green silk, winding among thousands of peaks. The strange peaks sandwich the banks, and the green water lingers. The walls are cut down and the river is suspended. The green mountains are floating in the water. The scenery is beautiful, like a picture of a hundred miles.

The Li River in the fog (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

The beauty of the scenery of the Li River not only fully demonstrates the characteristics of "green mountains, beautiful waters, strange caves, and beautiful stones", but also has the beautiful scenery of "deep ponds, dangerous shoals, flowing springs, and flying waterfalls".

Lijiang Guanyan Wharf (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

In the Baili Gallery of the Li River, green water, green mountains, green bamboo and reflections constitute a green world, showing the ecological beauty of nature with green as its soul and water as its soul. The misty rain, clear haze, moonlight and colorful clouds make the Lijiang River look like a dream fairyland.

Guanyan Youdong (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

The green scrolls of the Li River sometimes show sleeping buffaloes, cormorants and fishing fires, and sometimes they draw water urchins and tea-picking village girls. This pastoral poem of the unity of man and nature shows the charm and beauty of the highest level of Lijiang River water culture.

There are many strange peaks (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

The Baili Painting Scroll can be roughly divided into three scenic spots according to different scenery. The first scenic spot: Guilin to Huangniu Gorge. There are many strange peaks on both sides of the Li River, scattered rural areas and pastoral areas, and diverse landscapes. It is a good place to view distant mountains, close to water, and cultural customs, forming the beginning of the picture.

Rock walls along the coast (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

The cliffs around Huangniu Gorge shaped like welcoming bats spread their wings here to intercept the river, forming a Xiongqi River Gorge that stretches for several miles. Xu Xiake, the great geographer of the Ming Dynasty, believed that compared with it, the Yangtze River's natural dangers, Chibi and Caiji,"lost their majesty."

A scene in the heart of the river (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

Second scenic spot: Huangniu Gorge to Shuiluo Village. The continuous rocky mountains on both sides of the river and towering towering peaks are the essence of the scenery of the Li River and form the theme part of the picture.

Xingping Ancient Town (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

The third scenic spot is from Shuiluo Village to Yangshuo. The soil ridges on both sides of the strait are lush, and green bamboos, lush forests, fields, mountain villas, and fishing villages can be seen everywhere, adding a beautiful pastoral color to the picture. Boat tours of the Lijiang River make people pleasing to the eye, pleasant, purifies the soul, and abandons customs. It can be said that the Li River is unparalleled in the world. The folk song says,"Nine oxen face three continents, and the river flows on both sides; five horses block the river, and two lions roll over the hydrangea."

Peaks are piled with green mountains (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

The lawn area has strange water-winding peaks and green lotus peaks. Jiangzuo Guanyan is named because the mountain peak resembles an ancient purple gold crown and enjoys the reputation of "the Pearl of the Li River". Crossing Xiushan Mountain, Banduan Road,"Taoyuan Appreciating the Moon","Stone Man Push Mill", Bamboo Shoots Mountain and other scenery, we welcome the five beautiful scenery of the Li River: Yangdi Flying Waterfall, Waves and Rock Rain, Jiuma Painting Mountain, Yellow Cloth Reflection, and Xingping Beautiful scenery.

Fog Nine Horses Painting Mountains (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

The most famous mountain on the Lijiang River is Huashan, and the most beautiful scenery is the reflection of yellow cloth. The height of the painting is 416 meters high, and the cliff color bands with different colors and shades are mainly formed on the riverside cliffs due to the death and calcification of lower organisms such as algae. Due to the weather of the day, it is difficult for the camera to reflect the characteristics of this landscape. Here, we borrow a data picture, and people can clearly see the "horse"-shaped pattern on the rocks of Jiuma Huashan.

Nine Horse Painting Mountains on a Clear Sky (Data)

It is these biological pigments and the natural colors of the individual minerals contained in the rocks that paint the nine horses painted mountains with different postures and world-famous natural cliff paintings of the Lijiang River, such as "carp hanging on the wall","embroidered mountain painting", and "Zhang Guo rode a thousand-mile horse".

Yangshuo Wharf (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

Under the blue sky and white clouds, the mountains look like jade bamboo shoots and jade hairpins, and the peaks look like green buns and Luo Dai. The reflection near the Huangbu Beach embodies the artistic conception of "clearly seeing the top of the green mountains, and the boat is climbing on the top of the green mountains."

Yangshuo Foreign Street (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

Someone once said that the Li River naturally has its different charm in different seasons and different climates. On a sunny day, the reflection of the green peaks is particularly charming.

Foreign Street Coffee House (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

The misty and rainy Li River gives people another kind of beautiful enjoyment; the drizzle is like gauze and drifts; the mist is surrounded by clouds and mist, as if in a celestial palace or a dream.

National clothing store (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

After more than four hours of swimming in the Li River, the reporters and their party landed in Yangshuo. Take a sightseeing bus from near the dock to Yangshuo's famous West Street. Because many foreigners shop here, it is also known as the "Foreign Street".

Sketch and sketching (Photography: Feng Ganyong)

It is said that business here is quite prosperous, and many foreign friends who open stores have married Chinese girls here and established a family. The reporter saw that on this short street, tourists from all over the world were wandering in the market. Some foreigners are sitting around the coffee shop facing the street leisurely and leisurely.

Reporters in Yangshuo (Photo: Feng Ganyong)

During this trip, the reporter visited the Li River in the misty color. Although he enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the Li River, it was a pity that the reporter and some tourists who liked to take photos were miserable. In particular, the famous scene of Jiuma Painting Mountain is a blurred scene in the camera due to the fog and backlight. However, the regret of swimming in the Li River for the first time in fog also left reporters with an expectation that they would definitely visit the Li River again...(Photo: Feng Ganyong)