The Chinese city of Guilin is home of the Guilin Mountains – the spectacular misty mountains in all shapes and sizes that rises out of the water to form dramatic settings. These mist-shrouded limestone mountains was carved by the Li River. Today, the city of Guilin attracts innumerable tourists because of its unique landscape. Until the end of the 1970s, it was a quiet, sleepy area. Since then, Guilin and the settlements along the Li River have undergone an incredible development through tourism.