Our morning began going to the airport to catch our flight to Guilin. Guilin is located in the southern area of China. Now in addition to being HOT it is also HUMID!!! What a combination. Traveling from Xian to Guilin is traveling from the big city (millions of people) to the little city (700,000 people). It is truly a different part of the country. The mountains in this region are composed of limestone. Each mountain contains a cave. We visited the Reed Flute Cave. Next we were off to Elephant Hill. After dinner we were treated to a Lake Cruise. In ancient days, four lakes surrounded the city. Each lake is connected by a bridge copied from some other location. There was a glass bridge, a bridge from the Summer Palace, even a copy of the Golden Gate Bridge. In one lake we were treated to a demonstration of the fish birds. There are birds (cormorant) on a boat. The birds are tethered to the boat so they cannot swim away. They dive in the water and catch a fish. They are unable to swallow the fish because their necks are tied. The fisherman then removes the fish from the bird and puts it in his bucket.
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