Ian Hamlinton, an architect from South Africa, now runs a homestay in Jiuxian village, Baisha town of Guilin's Yangshuo in Guangxi. He recently visited his old friend Mao Zongbin to celebrate the Lantern Festival, which fell on Feb 15 this year.
Huixian Karst National Wetland Park, in Guilin's Lingui district of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, is the largest original Karst landform ecological wetland in the Lijiang River basin.
Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region is filled with festive mood to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year.