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Yangmai
By APAULT | 12/27/2006 5:02:44 AM
A visit to Yangmai village less than 40km to the west of Nanning is a must for people interested in history and modern village life roled into one. It has many historic buildings and encourages small scale tourism while continuing normal rural activity; it has a sandy beach where you can barbecue, except in the rainy season (summer).
There are local foods and crafts for sale, restaurants both cheap and classy, small shops and a net café. It is on the Yongjian River on a peninsula and is only accessible by the village bus (refered to in some literature as a tourist bus). It takes 90 minutes on the bus as it crosses the river on a ferry and passengers get out, and travels on some narrow dirt roads. The cost (2006) is only Y8!
There is guest house and motel type accommodation in the village. The first is as you enter the village on the left (the bus passes it), price and staandard not known, another is by the river by the restaurants, (last building on the left)and costs Y40 per night. There are no soft mattresses, only bamboo sleeping mats but it has aircon.
It is worth having a guide to explain what you see but there is no offical English speaking guide. I found a university student who was my excellent guide. Try asking the bus driver if there is anyone.
If you don’t want to stay overnight make sure you take the early bus there and check out the time of the last one back again. The way in is the only way out!
Ignore tourist information and maps which suggest a train stops there, that is history!
Yangmai has a local delicacy, sha gao, which looks like a jam sandwich. It has a soft slightly crumbly white outer layer with a soft fruit paste inside. The nearest western equivalent I can think of is a fig roll (UK and Aus). By the river you can buy excellent barbecued seafood on sticks.
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Maps and Bus Stations
By APAULT | 12/27/2006 4:50:24 AM
Maps.
Maps of Nanning and Guanngxi province in Chinese are available everywhere, but the only place I could find a bilingual map was in the kiosk at the far right end of the railway station correct price Y5, but he will ask Y10. There is a big city map on an external wall of station – turn right from the station.
Bus stations.
1. In the south on Xingguang Lu, (buses 11, 21, 31 and others go to the railway station),
2. In the north west on Beida Lu not far west of the railway station,
3. In the far north east (buses 22 and 202 and others go to the railway station),
4. Just west of railway station just off south side of Zhonghua Lu which ONLY has a bus to Yangmai (not DaTien bu pu (waterfall) as sign there indicates).
5. Various bus stations and ticket offices in area south of the railway station offer tickets and buses to VietNam.
Railway Station
This is located north central of the city.
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Red Star Cafe
By AISA | 11/18/2006 11:15:00 AM
This cafe is almost like the other cafe in the crowded Western Street in Yangshuo. The food is quite tasty and more delicious than the other cafes Yangshuo (I think. However try the others, afterall I did not get to taste <i> every </i> cafe in Yangshuo). The service is fine. The price is acceptable. Oh, try the breakfast menu (and tell me later about it, I didn't get the chance!!). :p At least, it is one cafe you can bet your money on.
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Moon Hill
By RMOKRISKI | 7/21/2006 7:02:10 AM
Be sure to get out to hike Moon Hill. The views are magnificent, and the women who march up besides you are great examples of capitalism at its finest (waters: at the bottom of the hill = 3 yuan, middle = 10, top = 15).
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Bike riding with a guide
By GERALDINE | 7/27/2006 10:09:29 PM
A wonderful day riding through the rice fields and remote villages with Esther our guide. For a very good price Esther, we found her in West Street, took us where ever we wanted and showed us the real life of the village people out of the Yangshuo township. It certainly was a memorable day- should have taken sunscreen though as it was gorgeous weather and the singlet top shape on my back stayed with me for weeks after!! Riding through the villages amongst the karst hills, balancing on narrow tracks between the rice fields, stopping in at a small village for lunch- unbelievably amazing!!
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Ping'an
By GERALDINE | 7/27/2006 10:12:10 PM
You just have to go and experience the minority villages at Ping'an- the rice terrraces just out of Longsheng. A couple of hours bus ride fromt he main station at Longsheng using the Ping'an bus are well worth the ride. You can get very good accomodation at the fields and wonderful food!! We were lucky to get invited by some local women to their village for lunch. A long trek through the picturesque fields to their village and then we were treated to cold- ice cold coke and we awere able to watch them prepare our chicken for lunch along with potatoes, fern fronds, YUMMY- beans and beer! It was so delightfuland and peaceful in the terraces that I did not want to leave!!
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guilin travel tips
By CHINAGUILINADVISOR | 5/5/2006 7:30:44 PM
Your itinerary of guilin I would like to make as follows for your reference:
The first day: make a city tour. Morning to the solitary peak, climb the top of the mountain to see the panoramic view of the city, then to the reed flute cave which called the palace of arts. With colorful lights make the cave fantastic.
The second day take bus or by car to longsheng, you will see the charming spectacle of rice terraces. It is the most astounding of china. Also you can enjoy the minority shows here.
The third day, cruise on the li river down to the backpacker’s mecca yangshuo, feast your eyes with the gorgeous scenery of lining with many limestone pinnacles.and a visit to guilin will not complete without a boat excursion.
The forth day, renting bikes to the moon mountain, Water cave to take mud bath and bamboo boat rafting in yulong river, which reputed as li river’s younger sister.
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Tommy's Cafe
By JABAROOTOO | 3/16/2006 6:25:59 AM
Situated on a tiny island amidst restaurants and hotels this little cafe is hard to miss and you'll find something that reminds you of home like a peanut butter 'sanga', a good hamburger and a cold beer.
Owned and operated by an Ozzie expat of the same name.
Drop in and say gidday
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