Yang Shuo - Li river trip

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I arrived in Yangshuo in the morning, so I got a bus to Yangdi. Then I walked on a countryside road on the valley of Li river, passed several villages and had 3 times to bargain to cross the river. I was alone almost all the time, so it was really nice and I felt a little the adventure, because I so a small dead snake and a big snake skin. 

It is really nice to negotiate with these people, and after you agreed on the price they are very friendly, I received many oranges, so until the night I didn’t eat anything else.

 I prepare myself to become wedding photographer.

I arrived in a very small village, which was close to the final walking destination, a small city. I thought that my chances to get a better price for the long boat trip to Yangshou, are here. So I asked the only sailor for a price to the first city. I refused and I stayed to admire the landscape and to shoot some photos.The little old man tried several time to give me a better price. I was a little tired, so I wasn’t hurry anywhere. Time is the most important thing for negotiations. Finally we agreed for 33% of his first offer. This was my best deal. Not all the time they are willing to negotiate, and 50% it’s ok.

 After this negotiation, when I stepped on the boat, I had a very good idea, I asked him to stay in my place and me to do the work. I discovered a very powerful method to motivate people to provide you much more a better service.

 

 The old man was surprised, and when he got back to work, he forgot about money and time, we were friends. He stopped the engine to show me some famous peaks, we took each other photos, he rowed for a while to enjoy the brief moment of silence on the river.

It was a perfect moment. I miss you, Mom, I hope you are on the Li River with me.

 With the old man I got downriver a long way, but I had to change his bamboo boat for another one, to get to the fisherman village. I got there very late. I was the only tourist, the latest boat just returned to a city with bus to Yangshuo.

 

 Chart of a stock after 2008

 I understood the Chinese landscape. Usually there are mountains, maybe a river, and everywhere there are people. And it is like this in the reality. So, it was after 8, and still you could see one fishing, other preparing the boat with cormorant, one with buffalos other thinking.