Yangshuo. The cooks prepared a wonderful lunch
on the back porch of the boat (including turtle
soup and candied sweet potato). The surreal
limestone peaks of the Guilin region are quite
beautiful. Legend has it that the King of All Under Heaven wielded a magic whip to drive the hills
toward the South Sea in a mad attempt to fill up
the oceanic realm of his rival, the Dragon King.
The Shark Girl stole the whip made from goddess
hair, so he was forced to abondaon this scheme.
Ever since, the hills have remained where they are.
The fisherman places a cord around the bird's neck
to prevent it from swallowing any fish and drives it into the water. Upon resurfacing, the tethered bird gives up its catch to the fisherman.