A small village situated along the Li River between Yangshuo and Guilin, Yangdi Village (杨堤 Yáng Dī) is known for a nearby peak said to resemble a sheep with its hooves up in the air. Legend has it, a daughter of the Jade Emperor, the highest of China's traditional pantheon of deities, went looking for her sheep but fell in love with a young flute player of the village. She settled down and her sheep became one with the land.

Views of the karst peaks and Li River between Yangdi Village and nearby Xingping Village are supposed to be some of the best in the region, including the Nine Horse Mural Peak (九马画山), a cliffside said to depict nine horses. They say only the smartest of individuals can spot them all—reportedly, former Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai spotted all nine as did former US president Bill Clinton when he visited the region in 1998.

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