Breathtaking Xingping | Photo Lanscape Dunia

THANKS for your visit !!! Xingping is a little village on the east bank of the Li River, between Guilin north and Yangshuo south, in South China. It is a lovely (but touristic) area, mostly because of these karst mountains, and of the cormorant fishermen attraction -you probably have already admired these wonderful pics taken at dawn, with bamboo boats, fishermen in traditional suit, lamps and birds - Fishermen have nowadays turned into photograph models as this business has become quite profitable ... It took 30mn to climb up to the hill where I shot this pic, and frankly I was rewarded for my efforts ;-) It was amazing how light would change every minute and impact the global scenery. Thank you for your comments !

Landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including the physical elements of landforms such as (ice-capped) mountains, hills, water bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds and the sea, living elements of land cover including indigenous vegetation, human elements including different forms of land use, buildings and structures, and transitory elements such as lighting and weather conditions.

Combining both their physical origins and the cultural overlay of human presence, often created over millennia, landscapes reflect the living synthesis of people and place vital to local and national identity. Landscapes, their character and quality, help define the self-image of a region, its sense of place that differentiates it from other regions. It is the dynamic backdrop to people’s lives.

The Earth has a vast range of landscapes including the icy landscapes of polar regions, mountainous landscapes, vast arid desert landscapes, islands and coastal landscapes, densely forested or wooded landscapes including past boreal forests and tropical rainforests, and agricultural landscapes of temperate and tropical regions.

Landscape may be further reviewed under the following specific categories: landscape art, cultural landscape, landscape ecology, landscape planning, landscape assessment and landscape design. The activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land is named Landscaping.