Huangbu Reflection

This guide to Huangbu Reflection on the Li River near Guilin starts with a twenty yuan note, and the search China's currency designers made through hundreds of miles of near-identical karst peaks before settling on this exact bend. It follows what drew them to this particular stretch of water, including a cliff said to carry the shapes of nine wild horses. You'll hear what lies beneath the surface here and why it changes how the river behaves. Bamboo rafts still pole through the same water the photographers once framed.