Guilin--Yangshuo

Yangshuo is small country under jurisdiction of Guilin city, which is located at northeast of Guangxi province. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in China. However, if you go to Yangshuo, you’d be surprised that most local people can speak and write English. Is this really a small Chinese
country?

20yuan currency

When I first time went to Yangshuo and got off from the bus, I saw a lot of English letters on the store signs and foreign backpackers. Some shopkeepers are white people. Actually, this place was found by foreigners rather than local people in 1980 because only few people can afford the cost of travel in China in that time.

Li River

Li River

Yangshuo is surrounded by Karst landform so the mountains’ shapes are special. The famous Moon Hill has attracted a lot of foreign and local climbers. If you do not bring your equipment, you can easily find a lot of agencies in West Street, which is the downtown of Yangshuo. Some of them are running by local people, and some of them are foreigners or foreign residents. Furthermore, the famous Li River is through this country, and people can take the motorized bamboo raft to go rafting in the flat-water. I was enjoyed the beautiful scenery. Even you can found this landscape on the 20Yuan currency.

Yulong river

Moreover, if you just want to enjoy relax and peaceful time, you can go to Yulong River that is a small tributary of Li River. However, it is not as busy as Li River, and there are no more motorized bamboo rafts on Yulong River. The bamboo rafts rely on manpower to ferry. Usually, you can spend your whole day on the raft. The upriver of Yulong are better in my mind because few tourists know there. It is attractive, serene and tranquil.

Kayaking

Kayaking is another interesting activity in Yangshuo. People can go to Liugong village that is about 15 minutes drive from West Street to play kayaking. However, no one will drive a car. Usually, people will rent a bicycle in West Street and ride to there. It probably takes your 50 minutes. As I know, only one family is running this business in Yangshuo now and they only have several boats. Therefore, if you and your friends go to Liugong village to kayak, you will find the whole river is belonged to you.

In Yangshuo, people can play rock climbing, rafting, kayaking, bike riding and so on. It is a really fantastic to relax. That is why I went to there twice in one summer holiday.

only us in the river

Liugong village