Misty views of bizarrely shaped peaks along the Li River, south of Guilin, are probably the most famous natural sights in all of China, inspiration for countless landscape paintings. This area was under the ocean until comparatively recently, which apparently explains the shapes of its limestone geography. We had a lovely 4-hour ride down the river, dividing time between relaxing (and eating, and playing Killer Bunny) indoors, and communing with the scenery on the rooftop deck. We passed a village or two, and many spots to which generations of imagination had given names, invented stories or myths, or otherwise embellished. One of the best was Nine-Horse Peak, pictured above (lower right): with enough inspiration, one is said to be able to discern nine different horses in the whitish stone patterns.