Travel to Guilin Yangshuo

Yangshuo, coming into a county in the 10th year in Sui Dynasty (A. D. 590), is situated to the South of Guilin city, 65 kilometers away from Guilin by land and 83 kilometers by water. Under Guilin's jurisdiction, it is a county covering an area of 1428.38 square kilometers with a population of 298,000. There are 10 little towns with all together 114 villages in the whole county.

The well known saying, "Guilin is the most beautiful city of natural scenery in the world, but next to Yangshuo" manifests the importance of Yangshuo's natural landscape in the world tourism. Yangshuo has the sub-tropical monsoon climate, with temperate weather all the year round. It has the most typical karst topography, with abruptly standing hills spotted everywhere within the county. The hills are of various shapes, some looking like a utensil, some like a man or an animal. The hills are covered with evergreen forest of trees and bamboos. Each hill has caves, and each cave is fantastic with sparkling and crystal-clear stalactites taking peculiar shapes. The rivers in Yangshuo are green and clear in dreaming flow.

The river is a blue silk ribbon, the peaks are hairpins of jade.' This is the best description of Yangshuo's scenery written by Han Yu, the famous literary writer in Tang Dynasty.

♦ What you can see in Yangshuo
The landscape in Yangshuo is famous for its green hills, clear waters, peculiar peaks, and fantastic caves. It is the essence of the beautiful Guilin scenery. Yangshuo is a large garden county possessing rich natural and humane tourist resources.

Li River
► There are more than twenty thousand hills and 16 rivers winding through them, with the world famous Li River inclusive.

Yangshuo West Street
► West Street is the oldest street in Yangshuo with a history of more than 1,400 years. It now becomes a place that mixes the eastern and western culture harmoniously.

Moon Hill
► Moon Hill, a great limestone peak with a naturally created moon-shaped cavern passing through just below its summit

Big Banyan Tree
► It is said to have a history of nearly 1,400 years and has survived centuries of wind and rain.

Yulong River
► Yulong River is as beautiful as Li River. A lot of other places of historic interest and scenic beauty, together with all the above-mentioned, contribute to the worldwide fame of Yangshuo as a scenic spot.

♦ What you can do in Yangshuo
See the show – Impression of Liu Sanjie
Location: Yangshuo County
Add: Located at the confluence of Li River and Tianjia River
Duration: 1 hour (daily 20:00)

Do sightseeing in Yangshuo countryside
Venue: Yangshuo Countryside
Duration: half day

Join in the Chinese cooking course
Venue: cooking classroom in the Yangshuo countryside farm house
Duration: about half a day

Join in the Rock Climbing Activity
Venue: Butterfly Spring in Yangshuo
Duration: half-day / full-day

Experience the bamboo rafting on the Yulong River
Venue: Yulong River in Yangshuo
Duration: half-day

Transplant Rice Seeds in Yangshuo Farmland
Venue: Farmland in Yangshuo
Duration: about 1 hour in the farmland

♦ Where to accommodate in Yangshuo
5 Star Hotel in Yangshuo
Yangshuo Resort Hotel
Yangshuo Green Lotus Hotel

4 Star Hotel in Yangshuo
Yangshuo Dragon River Retreat
Sovereign Hotel Yangshuo

3 Star Hotel in Yangshuo
Yangshuo Regency Holiday Hotel
Yangshuo Aiyuan Hotel

♦ What to eat in Yangshuo
Guilin Rice Noodle
Yangshuo Beer Fish

♦ What to buy in Yangshuo
Yangshuo Painted Fan
Landscape Paintings
Paper Umbrellas
Bamboo and Wooden Carvings