the Li River in the Guilin area is one of the more beautiful areas of China. The karst mountains make for beautiful scenary. The boat rides you pick up outside the city so you need a bus or taxi to get you there. The boats only go in one direction so if you want to go back to the starting spot ot to the city of Guilin, then you need to make transportation arrangements. The trip takes about 4 hours . i recomend this trip.