Guilin's landscape is the best under heaven

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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: Guilin's landscape is renowned worldwide for its clear mountains, lush waters, unique caves, and beautiful rocks, making it a gem of international tourism. The mountains of Guilin rise abruptly from flat land, standing solitary and majestic with divine and ethereal charm. The Li River's water is crystal clear, winding and, like emotions and dreams. The new Guilin's ring-shaped water system, with rivers, lakes, and ponds scattered like stars, forming an integrated whole, presents everywhere the artistic scene of "mountain peaks reflecting in the water, with no mountain or water that does not enchant." Countless literary giants throughout history have used famous verses such as "The river is a green silk belt, the mountains like jade hairpins," "A few miles of Li River twists, thousands of Guilin peaks sharp," and "Clearly visible green mountains dry, the boat sails atop the green mountains" to vividly describe and praise it. Guilin's landscape is a creation of nature. Nature has bestowed upon humanity such beauty, leaving people in awe and endless admiration. Guilin's landscape is the eternal subject of artists. Painters continuously paint it without end, and photographers capture it endlessly. Yet each artistic representation carries its unique charm. In this book, readers will experience a charm never before seen. This photographic collection is the second dedicated work following Mr.'s 2000 publication, "The Li River," marking the author's recent exploration of the art of photography.