Yangshuo to Hangzhou (27th October 2015)

Traveling back from Yangshuo to Guilin (for a flight to Hangzhou), we visited the Reed Flute Caves. These are not named, as you would expect, because of shape similarities between stalagmites or stalagtites and a musical instrument, but because of clumps of reeds commonly found near the entrance to the caves.

Do I detect a trend here in Chinese tourist attractions? Some countries take pains to make natural attractions safe and accessible, while minimizing impact on the natural phenomena. Some countries (NZ springs to mind) go an extra step by putting a view-obstructing fence around the outside and charging an entry fee. China seems more likely to take a natural beauty and "enhance" it, e.g. by shining coloured lights on it, or planting bamboo along it.