The Green Lotus Peak, situated by the Li River and close to the Yangshuo Dock, is given this name because when seen alone, it looks like a green lotus in bud; but seen together with the hills around, they looks like a blossoming lotus flower, especially their reflection in the Li River. It's also called Jianshan (Mirror Hill) because there is a giant rock which is smooth like a mirror on the north...
Sitting in a big boat,sailing slowly in the river, watching the local fisherman stangding with his well trained cormorants on the traditional bamboo raft with lanterns, you will see the released cormorants( tethered on the raft by a rope while not working) dive into the water and track the schools of fish which thrive in the clear river water. Once a cormorant caught a fish, he returns to the bamb...
The banyan tree is on the south bank of Jinbao River, beside a highway, 7 km away from Yangshuo town. The banyan tree is about 1,500 years old. Its twisted branches spread out like snakes and the thick leaves covers the sky. The tree trunk takes six men to circle with their arms stretched out. The well-known film "Ms Liu San Jie" , one secen of which was shot here, makes the old tree even more po...
Jiuwu Village located 32km north of Guilin city has a long history of up to 800 years. The village contains over 620 ancient buildings most of which were built during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Interestingly, 90 percent of residents there share the same family name-Zhou. According to historyical record, most of them are descendants of Zhou Dunyi, a famous scholar of Neo-Confucianism and writer ...
The hill on the bank of the Li River, including the Yuyue Hill, the Siwang Hill, Crane Peak and Bright Moon Peak. In the past there were many osmanthus trees on the hill, so the hill was once called Osmanthus Hill. Half way up is a cave called Wind Cave because wind blows in it all year round. The Wind Cave looks like a bottle gourd, wide at the two sides and narrow in the middle. Along the narr...
Located 5 kilometers northwest of Guilin city, the Reed Flute Cave is located highway up the Guangming Hill (Bright Hill). It gets the name from the reeds used for making flutes and pipes that grow at its entrance. The cave is regarded as the largest and most impressive cave in Guilin The cave is 240 meters long, and the length of the tour is about 550 meters offering a magic land of stalactites, ...
The highlights of the Li River can be seen along the 84km waterway from Guilin to Yangshuo. Pinnacles covered in deep foliage (shrouded in mist on rainy days), clear water, deep ponds, dangerous shoals, and vistas of idyllic countryside can be seen along the river banks. The scenery varies according to the weather and season. On sunny days the Li River looks like a bright landscape painting, with ...
Guilin Cuisine is a creative combination of the light Guangdong Cuisine and spicy Hunan Cuisine. This dish can be dated back to the 1980s in Yangshuo. Along with the combination of Chinese and Western cultures, the taste of Yangshuo people has developed its own characteristics over time. The most representative dish is Beer Lijiang River Fish. It takes fresh Lijiang common carp and grass carp as ...
