There is no airport in Yangshuo, so tourists can only fly to Guilin first, and then go to Yangshuo by bus. From the airport, you can take the airport bus to Guilin, and then take the shuttle bus from Guilin to Yangshuo. Airport bus fare 20 yuan/person. The bus fare from Guilin to Yangshuo is 10 yuan/person, and the direct bus fare is 13 yuan/person. If you take a taxi directly from the airport to Yangshuo, you will save time, about an hour and a half. Of course, the cost will increase a lot accordingly. It is best for 3~4 people to share a car. Guilin Airport calls 300~400 yuan/car; It is much cheaper to call a car from Yangshuo, about 170~200 yuan/car, and the models are all Santana.
Guilin has flights to and from major cities such as Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Chengdu, Kunming, Haikou, Wuhan, Zhengzhou, Xi and Shantou. Please consult the local air ticket agency for details.
Railway: There is no railway in Yangshuo, which is a pity for a famous county rich in tourism resources. However, Yangshuo, which has no rumble of trains, retains its quiet natural scenery and relatively closed and simple style. Friends who want to travel to Yangshuo by train need to use Guilin as a transit point. After arriving in Guilin, there is a shuttle bus to Yangshuo on the south side of the railway station square. It should be noted that the trains to Guilin are mostly transit trains, and there are almost no departure trains, so it is difficult to book return tickets during the tourist season.
Highway: National Highway 32 1 runs through Yangshuo County, 65km from Guilin in the north and 554km from Guangzhou in the south. If you transfer from Guilin to Yangshuo, there is a shuttle bus to Yangshuo on the south side of the railway station square. Ticket price 10 yuan, there is a bus every 15 minutes on average. The departure time is 6:30 ~ 2 1:30. In addition, you can also take the express train at Guilin Bus Terminal, and the fare is 13 yuan. The bus terminal is in the north of the railway station. Take the bus for one stop and walk for about 10 minutes.
There are long-distance buses to and from Shenzhen, Dongguan, Guangzhou and Wuzhou, among which Shenzhen and Guangzhou have the most trains, different models and different prices. The most expensive is the luxury direct sleeper bus, which takes about 10 hour to get to Shenzhen, and the fare is 220 yuan; Guangzhou is 150 yuan. This kind of car does not stop halfway, and it is in good condition and has high safety. Although the fare of other ordinary sleeper buses is only half that of luxury buses, they are mixed with people, passengers and goods, and often stop, and the time is uncertain. When choosing such a car, you must take good care of your belongings, especially at night!
Walking in Yangshuo:
West Street in Yangshuo and Xianqian Street are pedestrian streets. Motor vehicles are not allowed to enter, even bicycles should be pushed away, otherwise they will be taken down immediately by the defense team. The county seat is really small, even if you just wander around, you have to go around for half a day. You need the following means of transportation to get to the scenic spot.
Shuttle: It is more cost-effective to take a shuttle bus to a distant town. There are shuttle buses to Xingping, Di Yang, Jinbao, Liugong and Puyi at Yangshuo Bus Station, usually every 15 minutes, and the fare is only a few yuan.
Surface: The traffic to nearby places, such as Gaotian (Big Banyan Tree, Moon Mountain Scenic Area) and Welfare Direction, is carried by a silvery white plane. 1.5 yuan/person, the waves stop. You can go to the bus stop or the post office opposite West Street.
Tricycle: there are motorcycles and tricycles at the west street entrance to attract tourists, which can take you to the big banyan tree, Moon Mountain and other scenic spots. 10-20 yuan/vehicle, which can carry up to 3 people. It's cool to have a "cross-child" tour in summer. You can stop for sightseeing or "click" at any time to "kill" a remote village with extremely poor road conditions. The dust is flying all the way, and chickens fly and dogs jump, which is quite a sense of "sweeping the village".
Battery car: to and from Lijiang pier and parking lot, fare 10 yuan/person. Expensive! But very environmentally friendly.
Bicycle: Renting a bicycle to ride slowly and leisurely can not only enjoy the scenery, but also exercise, which is the most distinctive way of sightseeing in Yangshuo. For the location and price of renting a car, see the detailed introduction of the cycling route behind.
Live in Yangshuo
In Yangshuo Street, we often see big bags carrying dozens of liters, tents and damp-proof mats are exaggerated, and broken "donkeys" such as kettles, cups and trekking poles are secretly hanging and busy looking for an inn. Yangshuo is not a barbarian land. As far as accommodation is concerned, it is no exaggeration to say that it is all over the street. There are hundreds of hotels, hotels, inns and family hotels of various grades all over the streets. There are plenty of beds at other times except during the "May 1" and "Eleventh" periods. For short-term accommodation, West Street is certainly the first choice, and restaurants and bars are close at hand, so you can fully feel the life of FB. You don't have to be afraid to stay in the bar at night. You can jump on the bed in a few steps, which is very convenient. Of course, as a deep traveler with plenty of time, staying for a month is not too long. Find a quiet inn or family inn in an alley, which costs only five or six hundred yuan a month, with dessert in your mouth and more magnetic tricks with the landlord, and you can often have meals.
Bailelai Resort Hotel in Yangshuo West Street. Yangshuo's only international resort hotel has no star rating, but its "software and hardware" are above Samsung. This garden hotel has a deep courtyard, lush green plants and elegant pavilions. I don't know if I think I have entered the park.
Hanas Restaurant: No.30 Xianqian Street. The four-story building behind the bar is the habitat of climbers. Perhaps a plain-looking guest official staying in a hotel is an "ouchi master" of rock climbing.
Hongfu Hotel: No.79 West Street. Living in the ancient Jiangxi guild hall, the music is around the beam, the ancient style still exists, and the tea fragrance is unique. Inadvertently, time goes back, as if returning to the post station where merchants gathered hundreds of years ago. Hotel decoration is simple and generous, and the rooms are spacious.
Aihua Hotel: Located in West Street, the environment is good and the price is real. There is a great bar and a band.
Culture Hotel: Located in Xianqian Street, it is an old-fashioned hotel.
California Hotel: No.35 Xianqian Street, on a branch road of West Street, next to Fokko in Yangshuo. When I saw the signboard of this hotel, I always felt deja vu. I suddenly remembered the well-known old song Hotel California by the Eagles. The boss is also an American, who often sits in the sun at the door of the store, with a cigar in his mouth and drinking whiskey. The rooms facing the street on the second and third floors of the hotel are the best, and there is a big balcony overlooking Xianqian Street. Other rooms are slightly damp.
Chen Gongxing Hotel: hidden in the alley at the intersection of West Street and Xianqian Street, the boss is a teacher of Yangshuo Middle School, surnamed Chen. The room conditions are average, but the price is cheap.
Yangshuo International Youth Hostel: West Street 102. The conditions and prices of youth hostels have no advantage here, which is different from the international chain "youth hostels" in other places.
Summer Inn: A small inn full of warmth. The boss is a young man from the northeast. He is handsome and amiable. He can surf the Internet and make IP calls for free.
In fact, there are too many hotels in Yangshuo, and the impression varies from person to person. In many cases, it is subject to subjective feelings. You might as well come to Yangshuo to find an inn for a day, and then change it according to your mood and environment.
Eat in Yangshuo
Who can say "eating" is not an important part of tourism? Today we will nag about the delicious food in Yangshuo. Yangshuo is a global village, with all kinds of tourists from China and foreign countries, young people, old people, meat eaters and vegetarians. Over time, the catering in Yangshuo has formed a situation of eclecticism and combination of Chinese and foreign. The restaurants in West Street are mainly western food. Restaurants outside West Street only serve Chinese food. As the saying goes, "the mountain eats the mountain, and the water eats the water." Yangshuo people who have lived by the Lijiang River for generations certainly like to eat fish. There are quite a lot of fish in the river, such as crucian carp, grass carp, carp, catfish, hairy bone fish, swordfish, mandarin fish, etc., which makes me drool. The following are the most famous features of our Yangshuo:
Beer fish: the most famous local dish. You must eat something good when you come to Yangshuo. The method of making beer fish is very unique. When cooking, first kill the fresh Lijiang fish without scraping the scales, put it in an oil pan, fry both sides until golden brown, then add a lot of beer, soy sauce, pepper, fungus and tomatoes, and cover it until it tastes delicious. Common carp is fat but not greasy, spicy and palatable, slightly sweet, and the price is 18 yuan/kg. In addition, there are hairbone fish, swordfish and mandarin fish to choose from. These kinds of fish have delicate meat and few thorns. Of course, the price is much higher than that of carp, generally 40 yuan/kg. Be sure to ask the price when ordering food to avoid being slaughtered. In addition, if you can't eat spicy food, be sure to tell your boss your grade of Chili. In several food stalls on Diecui Road, beer fish is the most authentic. "Xie Jie", "Yi Wa" and "Peng Jie" are more authentic. In addition, there are beer duck, snail wine, grapefruit wine and so on. It is also a specialty of food stalls.
Friendly reminder: don't believe the restaurants in West Street boasting about how good their beer fish is.
Snail brewing: Yangshuo claims to have "eighteen brews", such as snail brewing, tofu brewing, eggplant brewing, bitter gourd brewing, grapefruit brewing and so on. The so-called "fermentation" is a local unique way to eat. In short, spices, Jiang Mo and other seasonings are added to chopped lean meat, and then filled into different carriers for different "fermentation". In addition to the above raw materials, there are chopped snail meat, mint leaves and a little Chinese wine, which are stuffed into the washed snail shell and finally fried in a pan, which has become a spicy and delicious dish with endless aftertaste.
Baba in Yangshuo: The local snacks in Yangshuo are usually made during holidays or weddings, and shared with relatives and friends. Now, as a special snack, it can also be bought in the market. The raw materials of Baba are glutinous rice, peanuts, chestnuts and sesame seeds, which can be steamed, boiled or fried. But if your stomach is bad, don't eat too much. Glutinous rice is not easy to digest.
Guilin rice noodles: The "skinny Guilin rice noodles" next to the beer fish food stall is basically the best rice noodle shop in Yangshuo, 1.5 yuan/Erliang, 2 yuan/Sanliang. Soup should be put in a bucket by yourself. There are fried soybeans, boiled kelp, sour radish and other side dishes on the table, which can be added according to your own taste.
Farmhouse meal: Only when you go to a farmer's house can you eat pure farmhouse meal. Like chicken soup and fresh vegetables, stir-frying is unique to farmers. You can eat freshly picked watermelons in summer and golden grapefruit in autumn. There is a man named "Lao Mo" in Hutou Village opposite Moon Mountain. He is honest, naive and good at cooking. You can call him an hour in advance and let him stew chicken soup first. When you arrive, delicious soup will be served.
Midnight snack: Go to the bar until eleven or twelve o'clock. If you have a toothache, you can go to West Street. What dumplings, stewed chicken cups, stewed brain with gastrodia elata, sweet wine with eggs, cool and cool, etc. It's enough for you to eat, and the price is quite cheap.
Soak in yangshuo
Visitors who come to Yangshuo will gather in "West Street" in unison. This is a small street only eight meters wide and about 500 meters long. It is paved with local marble with betel nut patterns. After hundreds of years of trampling, it is still dark and shiny. On both sides of the road are old brick houses left over from the Qing Dynasty. The characteristics of cornices, blue tiles, white walls and red windows highlight the unique charm of southern towns and the simplicity and elegance of Lingnan architecture.
West Street is the oldest street in Yangshuo, the contact and fusion point between Chinese and Western cultures, the largest English corner in China, and a hotbed of transnational marriage and love. This street where Chinese and western cultures blend is now a world-famous street. The perennial stay of western tourists makes English the most commonly used communication tool here. Uncle in antique shop, little sister in western restaurant, aunt renting bicycle and even grandma selling bananas can bargain with foreign tourists in English. It is hard to believe that Yangshuo is so "international" if it is not seen with my own eyes. Here, every year, young people interpret romantic stories that combine Chinese and western cultures. They enjoy the poetic life here and love it enthusiastically. As the saying goes, "Love has no national boundaries."
Antique calligraphy and painting shops, restaurants, bars, cafes, Internet cafes and handicraft shops stand on both sides of the street. In this remote town in the west of China, on this 500-600-meter-long street, more foreigners are attracted than Hong Kong Konglan Kuifang. They come and go with huge bags on their backs At this time, you begin to realize that the density of "foreigners" here is higher than that of the embassy district in Beijing.
Whenever dusk falls, Yangshuo Bar Street appears in front of us. On one side of the street, antiques and souvenirs are sold. The humid air is filled with Mandarin, Guangxi dialect and even foreign languages. The hawker's clever tongue makes the banknotes communicate ancient times and reality in the dark. On the other hand, Yangshuo's rich and warm bar street flows slowly in the light, shadow and music, full of exotic customs. The night in Yangshuo is really charming!
The bars in West Street all provide catering services, which can also be said to be western restaurants. Some bars have televisions and free movies. Some have foreign books, novels, masterpieces, magazines, etc. Some have message boards and guest books to record travelers' emotional stories; Some computers can surf the internet for free; Some have kittens, puppies and small pets ... each with its own characteristics.
Red Star News: Assorted food, salmon and pizza are the best, while local steak, black pepper steak and garlic bread are all great. The boss is a tattooed Singaporean named Ali. On the wall hung hemp fiber, muskets and ethnic ornaments, and several foreign automobile brands were nailed to the bar. The most striking thing is the red five-pointed star at the door, which is quite tasteful.
No hotel: Do you know which hotel dares to say so many "no" to customers? No.86 West Street dare not have a restaurant because they sell "no". Look at their menu and you will understand.
No hot beer, You Mei warm beer.
There is no bad food in You Mei.
No cheating, You Mei cheating.
You Mei has no bad service attitude.
No annoying music, You Mei. Bad music.
There is no special coffee, especially other coffee.
There is no special pizza, especially another pizza.
Except for the "no" above, the snake meat here is original and has local characteristics.
Tourist: Cheese bacon pizza, beef and mashed potato pie, Luo Sanya, spaghetti with meat sauce and western-style orange juice duck are all delicious. The boss is a very simple local girl named "Xiao Zhang". On the wall opposite to the restaurant, there are portraits of die-hard customers in the bar. On the wall on the right, there are many signatures and messages. See if you can find a small place and sign your name.
Moon Restaurant: English name is "under the moon cafe", which is very romantic. In the summer afternoon, it is very pleasant to order a drink on the balcony on the second floor and see the tourists in West Street.
Mingyuan Coffee: the most elegant coffee shop in Yangshuo. The boss is an exquisite Mr. Taiwan Province Province, and his wife is a virtuous and beautiful Guilin lady. Sit in the shop, taste the mellow coffee, experience the rich cultural connotation of coffee, look through the mood notebooks left by tourists, and piece together those messy and complicated mood stories.
Lede Restaurant: The former Jiangxi Guild Hall, a very typical China building, has a very large square at the entrance. In summer, there are umbrellas everywhere, which are really beautiful. The boss is a muscular Frenchman who likes China Kung Fu. It claims to be authentic French food, but it tastes a little China.
Karst Western Restaurant: Although the restaurant is small, it is very warm. Boss ECHO has a unique charm of gathering people, and strongly recommends the assorted pizza and gin here.
Hanas restaurant: a bar with the theme of rock climbing. The owner is a climber from Beijing-Shushu. Indoor climbing wall is the training ground for rock-wall dancers, and the rock climbing competition every Saturday night is packed with people. Come on, let's try. Western food is not the strong point here, and Chinese food is also good.
In fact, 99% of the so-called tourist souvenirs will be shelved or even thrown into the trash can when they are brought home, but there is always an impulse to buy this and that during the trip. Yangshuo has also prepared countless small shops for you, so that you can always find all kinds of things that make you feel excited.
T-shirts: T-shirts here have two characteristics: one is hand-painted T-shirts on the spot, and the other is cultural T-shirts with various characters written on them. The former is now standing on the street selling paintings, mainly in the form of cartoon shapes of customers. It is really conspicuous to wear cartoon T-shirts of yourself or a couple to go shopping, but nowadays people like to expose their personality; The latter is mainly sold in shops, and the words on it are wordless and swear endlessly, such as "no beer, no happiness", "no money", "I want to find a wife" and "I want to find a husband" ... These are all direct.
CD shops: The four CD shops on West Street mainly deal in foreign language records, with a complete range, which should not be missed. In addition, there are new DVD movies for sale. If you like rock and roll, go to that place called "music heaven".
Handicraft shop: The "antiques" in West Street are similar to those sold in handicraft shops, mostly antique products. Calligraphy, painting and fan painting are like photocopiers. There is a Tibetan jewelry store called Zhaxidele. The shopkeeper is a cool-looking young man with long hair. However, he seldom takes care of it in the shop. He is just a shopkeeper of cutting.
Batik shop: buy a pair of homespun batik pants, parade in the streets of West Street and pretend to be a local; Or buy it for friends, it is a wise choice. 25~30 yuan/piece, can be customized. But remember to wash it several times before wearing it, or you will be "stained".
Swimming in Yangshuo
The most important tourist resource in the Great Guilin tourist circle is the Lijiang River, which flows through the 69-kilometer Yangshuo section and is the essence of the Lijiang River scenery. Famous scenic spots, such as Nine Horses Painting Mountain, Yellow Cloth Reflection, gathering of monks and nuns, old people watching apples, Shi Lang scenery, carp hanging on the wall, Shenbi Peak and Luosi Mountain, will all trigger a beautiful legend. Yangshuo has Lotus Rock, a wonder of the world, and there are 108 beautiful karst cloud basins in the cave. There is a thousand-year-old banyan tree named Liu Sanjie, a famous singer of Zhuang nationality, who throws hydrangeas to show her love; There is a natural wonder of the Moon Palace-Moon Mountain, which amazes tourists at home and abroad. There is also the quiet and beautiful Yulong River, which is known as the "Little Lijiang River". In addition, there are many places of interest and cultural landscapes, such as the ancient cliff stone carvings under Lianbi Peak and the quaint cliff stone carvings in the county.
Slate streets and traditional buildings constitute Yangshuo's unique scenery, style, customs and scenery, making it a famous scenic spot at home and abroad.
Yangshuo echoes Lipu, Longsheng, Resources and Sanjiang, both of which are great tourist circles in Guilin. It's only three or four hours by car. Although the distance is not far, there are great differences in scenery, culture, customs and architecture. If you have a long vacation of ten days and a half months, you might as well arrange it together, swim all the way and savor the differences.
Lijiang River: Lijiang River is one of the clearest rivers with the best water quality in China. Because it flows through the limestone riverbed, the river carries less sediment, and pebbles and aquatic plants in the river also have purification function. In addition, effective environmental protection measures in recent decades have made this beautiful river flow forever.
The "Golden Waterway" of Lijiang River refers to the 83km reach from Guilin Wharf to Yangshuo Wharf, which contains the essence of Guilin karst landform. The river is clear and green, the peaks are beautiful and towering, and the bamboos on both sides of the river dance, forming a beautiful landscape picture. After a 4-hour boat tour, passing through quiet lawns, misty rain in Di Yang, magnificent fairyland and beautiful scenery in Xingping, this is the essence of "Baili Gallery" and Guilin landscape.
Under the Big Banyan Tree: Friends who have seen the movie "Sister Liu" may still remember the scene where Sister Liu and her brother A Niu fell in love under a big banyan tree. The banyan tree is located in Yangshuo. It has a history of 1300 years, with a circumference of 7 meters, a height of 17 meters and a crown area of 1200 square meters. This tree, which has experienced thousands of years of wind and rain, is regarded as a "sacred tree" by local people, and people often burn incense and pray under it.
Moon Mountain: It is only 1000 meters away from the big banyan tree. There is a huge cave on the mountain that runs through the whole mountain, forming a circular cave with a width of about 50 meters. There is a small village at the foot of the mountain. There is a road in the village. From the intersection to the end of the road, looking up at the Moon Mountain, you can see the changing process of the "moon" from round to short. It's really lifelike. Climbing the bluestone steps and reaching the bottom of the Moon Palace, you can see the mythical figures such as Chang 'e, Yutu and WU GANG formed by stalactites, and you can't help but sigh that the magic of nature is so ingenious.
Xanadu: Located in Wulidian, Baisha Town, Yangshuo County, it is mainly composed of Yanzi Lake, Yanzidong, Lotus Pond, Dong Style Garden and primitive tribes. Here is exactly the same as the "Peach Blossom Garden" written by Tao Yuanming, with small bridges and flowing water, criss-crossing land and mysterious "primitive people". Here you can travel by boat or on foot in the poetic pastoral scenery, as if you had come to the virtual world in your dream.
Butterfly spring: Located in the "Shili Gallery" of the Moon Mountain Scenic Area in Yangshuo, it is an elite tourist area. There are primitive iron-locked suspension bridges, alpine musical waterfalls, observation platforms with bird's-eye views of rural scenery such as Yulong River and Yangjiao Mountain, bee gardens, live butterfly breeding gardens and other scenic spots. You can also experience the feeling of "dancing-climbing on the rock wall" here; The speed of "trapeze-zip line"; There is also the stimulation of "falling from high altitude-rapid decline"; Coming to butterfly spring to experience fashionable outdoor sports is also the biggest selling point here.
Liu Sanjie Wei Song: "Liu Sanjie Wei Song Shanshui Theater" is located at the intersection of Lijiang River and Tianjiahe River, facing the famous Shutongshan Scenic Area across the river. This is a large-scale landscape performance directed by Zhang Yimou, which takes the real landscape of Lijiang River as the stage, takes dances, music and costumes with national characteristics as the theme, and creates an illusory and ethereal audio-visual realm for the audience by comparing professional lighting and sound effects. It is really a unique experience to sit on the green terraced chair and watch the performances on the river from the perspective of 180o O.
Riding Yangshuo
The most interesting and economical way to visit Yangshuo is to rent a bicycle, enjoy the ubiquitous scenery, appreciate the simple customs and exercise on it. There are many bicycle rental shops in Xijiekou, Shangxi Street and Xianqian Street. Ordinary bicycle 5 yuan/day; If it is a high-grade mountain bike with good shock absorption system and transmission, such as "Giant" mountain bike, it needs 10 yuan/day; The bicycle fee for two and three people is 10~ 15 yuan/day.
Friendly reminder:
1. West Street is a pedestrian street, and cycling is prohibited.
Second, it is best to choose a mountain bike on a country road, and a double car is not suitable for taking a serpentine path.
Third, it is absolutely wise to buy gloves in the store.
Fourth, when renting a bicycle, try a good car first, adjust the height of the seat and the sensitivity of the brakes in the store, and consider the size of the cushion when preparing for long-distance riding, and replace it with a thick soft cushion if necessary.
Route 1: It is about 9 kilometers from Yangshuo County to Moon Mountain, and the riding time is about 1 hour. Six kilometers on the way, the workers and peasants bridge passed by, and the Yulong River, known as the Little Lijiang River, meandered eastward and merged into the Lijiang River. Looking east, camels cross the river, and walk west along the riverside path from the workers and peasants bridge. There is a small villa on the shore, which is very poetic. Go back to the main road and walk not far to the big banyan park. It's about 2 kilometers to Yueshan Park by bike. Tickets to 9 yuan. There is a coffee shop called "Shuidong Cafe" opposite, which sells tickets for Shuiyan. It takes 78 yuan about 2 hours to take a boat trip in the cave. If you walk to the end of the cave, it takes about 4-5 hours to go back and forth, and the cost is 108 yuan/person. Due to stagnant water, items such as mobile phones and cameras must be put in waterproof bags. The village opposite the Moon Mountain is called Hutou Village. Ride in from the path of the Bodhisattva Rock ticket office, and you can see the Moon Mountain along the "Moon Appreciation Road". As the route changes, the bright moon in front of you changes from surplus to deficit, and from deficit to surplus. At the end, it is the above-mentioned "Lao Mo farmhouse meal". You might as well go in and try.
Route 2: Start from Yangshuo, drive south along the expressway 1 km, turn left at the roundabout, find the road sign marked "Shima Road", ride in the direction of "short mountain", pass the short mountain bridge, turn into short mountain village, and then take the path to Moon Mountain. The mountain path is full of pastoral scenery. The lush bamboo is reflected in the clear water, and it feels good, just like driving in a painting, leaving all the troubles behind. It takes more than three hours to go to Moon Mountain by bike, but I don't feel very tired after a cursory tour. If you are not sure about the route, you can hire a tour guide, and the cost is about 30~40 yuan/day.
Route 3: Take the path from Yangshuo to Xiatang Village, cross the small reservoir and come to Brewmaster Village. This village is full of abandoned old houses. Go to Yulong village, Yulong bridge, go up the river, watch the afterglow of sunset, overlapping mountains and clear rivers, quaint stone bridges, and women washing clothes and vegetables by the river are all peaceful. From Jinlong Bridge to Fuli Bridge, after Tangyan Village, Baisha Town takes the road back to Yangshuo.
Friendly reminder:
First of all, the old county village is the seat of the old county town in Yangshuo, and the ancient houses are well preserved. Many houses charge for photography.
Secondly, this route is a small road, which is very bumpy and sometimes requires walking by car. It is recommended to rent an impact-resistant car, and pay attention to the fact that the rear fender of the car is not easy to break.
Route 4: Depart from Yangshuo, go to Welfare Town via Yangshuo Bridge, go north, and go to Xingping via Donglangshan. Clusters of green bamboos, pieces of sugarcane fields and pieces of vegetable fields will make people who have lived in the city for a long time excited, but they are paving the way along the way, so it is bumpy. Walk past the old street in Xingping, turn right at the end, and you will reach the Lijiang River. The Guilin landscape on the back of the new version of 20 yuan is based on the Lijiang River. On the left side of the pier is Laozhai Mountain, which can reach the summit in half an hour's walk, overlooking Xingping and Lijiang River. At this time, you can appreciate the saying that "the beautiful scenery of Yangshuo is in Xingping". From Xingping Pier, you can take a boat to the fishing village where Clinton has been. Everyone is around 30 yuan, and there are many private boats. The price will be discussed by both parties. To the fishing village, you can also walk over this mountain for about an hour. You can buy something at the stall and ask before you go.
Route 5: Take the dirt road under Yangshuo Bridge, go down the Lijiang River, overlook Shutongshan Scenic Area on Tianjiahe Bridge, take the mountain road to bypass Shutongshan Scenic Area, and walk along the cliff path by the river to a small pier. You can see an English advertisement: "A good place to rest". Then go to Sansetan in Liugong Village, where there is a road leading to Moon Mountain and Big Banyan Tree, about15km, and finally return along the road. This route is long and difficult, but the beautiful scenery of Lijiang River is still worth visiting. Don't forget to ask the way.
Trekking Yangshuo
1 Line: Di Yang to Xingping
Di Yang to Xingping is the essence of Lijiang River scenery, with Shi Lang wonders, Nine Horses Painting Mountain, Eight Immortals crossing the sea, Huangbutan reflection, goddess peak and other attractions. Because of this, it has become the first choice for hikers. The whole journey is about 18km, and it takes 5-6 hours to walk. If you can't walk, you can also swim the Lijiang River by bamboo raft and boat. Lunch should be settled on the way (bring your own dry food).
There is a shuttle bus at Yangshuo Bus Station, and it takes more than an hour to get to Di Yang. After arriving in Di Yang, take the ferry directly to the dock, and the price per person is 13 yuan. Take care of this ticket, because you have to pass it twice.
From the west bank of the Lijiang River to the east bank, we started heading for Shi Lang, the ferry downstream. It takes an hour to walk to Shi Lang, and we passed Shi Lang Village, a small village that still retains its old house. Shi Lang ferry uses bamboo rafts, which can carry up to 3 people at a time. Take out the ticket you bought before. If you think hiking is very hard, there are many bamboo rafts from Shi Lang to Jiuma Huashan, and it takes about 40~50 yuan to pack the bamboo rafts to the lower reaches of Jiuma Huashan.
Jiuma Huashan is the most famous scenic spot in Lijiang River. This is a mountain over 400 meters high. The city wall is colorful and looks like a painting screen from a distance, so it is famous for painting mountains. Looking closely at the mountain wall, we can vaguely distinguish the image of the horse, which is collectively called "Nine Horses Painting the Mountain". "Nine horses" means more. There is a folk song: "Look at Ma Lang, look at Ma Lang, how many pairs do you have?" ? See the second place in the list of seven horses, and you can see the ninth champion Lang. It can be seen that it is not easy to identify the "horse" in Huashan.
After crossing Jiumahua Mountain, you reach the most beautiful place of Lijiang River, where the river is gentle and the water quality is clear, and small fish swim flexibly among the pebbles clearly visible at the bottom of the river. There are dense phoenix bamboos on both sides of the river. The scenery is so beautiful, natural and exquisite ... picturesque, and the language description at this time will be so poor. Especially those who have experienced hard hiking before putting their tired feet in the cool river and watching the ink landscape on both sides of the strait can't feel this feeling.
Go to the lower reaches of Jiuma Huashan and cross the river for the third time. In the past, this was Lengfengdu Village. After that, you can continue to walk along the river to Xingping, or you can walk directly to Xingping from the dirt road, but you can't see the Lijiang River.
When you arrive at Xingping Town, you can see the sign on the dock that says "20 RMB shooting point", which is where the landscape prototype on the back of 20 RMB is located. You can visit the "old streets" in the town. Many century-old houses look quaint and far away. The bus stop is opposite the old street. Take the shuttle bus from 5 yuan to Yangshuo (there is a shuttle bus before 7 pm). The journey from Xingping to Yangshuo takes about 40 minutes.
Special tips
First, hiking in autumn, the temperature is very high, you should prepare enough water, food, straw hat, sunscreen, heatstroke prevention medicine and snake medicine.
Second, choose a pair of hiking shoes that fit, remember to wear socks, and it is best to bring a pair of sandals at the same time.