‘Five minutes to the airport now.’
And in the paddy fields below
A farmer’s following a plough
Drawn by a water-buffalo.
Two children bounce on a bamboo.
Three chickens peck the ground for food.
Four minutes and we join a queue
For jet propulsion into cloud.
Guiin is a city in China famous for its scenery of rocky karst outcrops. It is one of China's most popular tourist destinations.
Rice paddy terraces in Guilin, China