The area around Yangshuo is renowned throughout China, and probably the world, for its Karst landscapes where there are hundreds of limestone hills dotting the countryside. The beautiful scenery here is a common subject of Chinese paintings as well as the inspiration for poetry. There are several popular areas for Karst landscape sight-seeing which can be covered by river cruises, bamboo-raft cruises, cycling, trekking and combinations of the various modes. Below are some of the more beautiful sceneries Yangshuo has to offer.