Letter from China: A smorgasbord of outdoor pursuits across Guilin's karst peaks

by Xinhua writer Tian Zijun

NANNING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- In Yangshuo, a county under the administration of Guilin City in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, rugged limestone towers thrust upward like the fingers of slumbering giants, beckoning bold and curious climbers to test their mettle against the earth's unique features.

It was late in this year's unseasonably warm summer when I found my