why visit Yangshuo Guilin

why visit Yangshuo Guilin
Dec 22, 2007 21:25
GUILINLEO Points: 26 Join Date: Feb 14, 2007 Status: offline	Reasons to visit Guilin, China: 1. Guilin is one of the 10 Major Scenic Spots and Historical Sites in China and one of four major must-see cities in China recommended by World Tourism Organization. 2. Guilin is the only place within China that has beautiful limestone mountains together with beautiful rivers. 3. Guilin area is home to the ethnic Zhuang, Yao, Miao and Dong people and is featured with colorful and varied national traditions with rich and elegant folk customs. 4. Li River is the symbol of China's natural landscape. Cruise downstream on serene Li River from Guilin to Yangshuo and feast your eyes on green towering pinnacles; crystal waters and bamboo groves. Water buffalo patrol the fields, ducks paddle on the waters, farmers reap paddies, cormorant fish and kids splash in the water. You will be imbued with a strong sens of returning to the nature of the Garden of Eden. 5. Yangshuo of Guilin is becoming the backpackers' Mecca. Relax yourself in one of the cafes in simple and unsophisticated old West Street. Drink beer or coffee, telling your stories or listen to travel stories with the people from all over the world. 6. Enjoy a leisurely bike ride in Yangshuo countryside to appreciate its charm: karst peaks, villages, rivers, rice fields and friendly farmers - immersing you in nature and culture as you pedal along. 7. There are thousands of hills and caves to explore. You can bathe in mud in the water cave as well as rock climbing in the hills. 8. Trek the magnificent terraced fields in Longsheng County. The terraced fields are built along the slope winding from the riverside up to the mountaintop. 9. Watch the "Impression Lightshow " China's largest outdoor performance with the Li River and mountains as a natural stage and backdrop. 10. Sample delicious local specialties, such as Steam Li River Fish, Beer Fish, Snail with special flavor, Fried Shrimp, Braised Pork. The movie of The Painted Veil was taken in Guilin, Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham, The Painted Veil is a love story set in the 1920s that tells the story of a young English couple,Walter (Edward Norton), a middle class doctor and Kitty (Naomi Watts), an upper-class woman, who get married for the wrong reasons and relocate to Shanghai, where she falls in love with someone else. When he uncovers her infidelity, in an act of vengeance, he accepts a job in a remote village in China ravaged by a deadly epidemic, and takes her along. Their journey brings meaning to their relationship and gives them purpose in one of the most remote and beautiful places Guilin on earth. Guilin has an international airport and very good connections with other countries - as well as good local transport itself. You can travel in this area by bus, taxi, bike, boat or on foot to visit numerous scenic spots. If you want to tour China but fail to pay a visit to Guilin, it is equal to having not toured China!

Dec 22, 2007 21:25

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Reasons to visit Guilin, China:

1. Guilin is one of the 10 Major Scenic Spots and Historical Sites in China and one of four major must-see cities in China recommended by World Tourism Organization.

2. Guilin is the only place within China that has beautiful limestone mountains together with beautiful rivers.

3. Guilin area is home to the ethnic Zhuang, Yao, Miao and Dong people and is featured with colorful and varied national traditions with rich and elegant folk customs.

4. Li River is the symbol of China's natural landscape. Cruise downstream on serene Li River from Guilin to Yangshuo and feast your eyes on green towering pinnacles; crystal waters and bamboo groves. Water buffalo patrol the fields, ducks paddle on the waters, farmers reap paddies, cormorant fish and kids splash in the water. You will be imbued with a strong sens of returning to the nature of the Garden of Eden.

5. Yangshuo of Guilin is becoming the backpackers' Mecca. Relax yourself in one of the cafes in simple and unsophisticated old West Street. Drink beer or coffee, telling your stories or listen to travel stories with the people from all over the world.

6. Enjoy a leisurely bike ride in Yangshuo countryside to appreciate its charm: karst peaks, villages, rivers, rice fields and friendly farmers - immersing you in nature and culture as you pedal along.

7. There are thousands of hills and caves to explore. You can bathe in mud in the water cave as well as rock climbing in the hills.

8. Trek the magnificent terraced fields in Longsheng County. The terraced fields are built along the slope winding from the riverside up to the mountaintop.

9. Watch the "Impression Lightshow " China's largest outdoor performance with the Li River and mountains as a natural stage and backdrop.

10. Sample delicious local specialties, such as Steam Li River Fish, Beer Fish, Snail with special flavor, Fried Shrimp, Braised Pork.

The movie of The Painted Veil was taken in Guilin, Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham, The Painted Veil is a love story set in the 1920s that tells the story of a young English couple,Walter (Edward Norton), a middle class doctor and Kitty (Naomi Watts), an upper-class woman, who get married for the wrong reasons and relocate to Shanghai, where she falls in love with someone else. When he uncovers her infidelity, in an act of vengeance, he accepts a job in a remote village in China ravaged by a deadly epidemic, and takes her along. Their journey brings meaning to their relationship and gives them purpose in one of the most remote and beautiful places Guilin on earth.

Guilin has an international airport and very good connections with other countries - as well as good local transport itself. You can travel in this area by bus, taxi, bike, boat or on foot to visit numerous scenic spots.

If you want to tour China but fail to pay a visit to Guilin, it is equal to having not toured China!

Dec 22, 2007 22:57	#1
JCNILE123 Points: Join Date: Mar 30, 2006 Status: Offline	A very accurate description of Guilin, I have the time of my life in Guilin.

Dec 25, 2007 00:34

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Or one might describe Yangshuo as one big tourist trap. A great place totally ruined by tourism. It is like Mallorca in Spain for example. Bars and activities for tourists, especially foreigners, at inflated prices. The river trip from Guilin is ok if you don't mind being one of a couple of hundred people on one of a couple of hundred boats (NO exaggeration) making the trip each day....... after being forced to get up at 7am for a bus that takes an hour to tour the city hotels for more tourists and then after just 30 minutes on the road takes you to a giant souvenir shop for an hour.

However, I do like Guilin it has many interesting features which even the 'sponsored post' above has not mentioned - except for the uncontrolled touts that mass around the walking street and the river. The city authorities have an urgent need to get this cleaned up, especially the night time touts for massage parlours that just won't p..s off however hard you try. It is a blight on this otherwise interesting city.

As a point of "2 Guilin is the only place within China that has beautiful limestone mountains together with beautiful rivers." is just not true. The karst mountains extend for more than 200 km and more, right across Guangxi to the Vietnamese border. There are rivers and towns too...but you would have to seek them out...and you would be in places few tourists go

To see the unique Karst landscape take a train, north and south. The line meanders through the countryside and you can see it all . Catch a local bus to a village. This way you will see some of what China is really like.

Catch a local bus to see the villages that Local Leo mentions in point three, but take your time, watch the people, savour the experience.

If you do go to Yangshuo ... the Impressions lightshow really is impressive!

Dec 25, 2007 04:10

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Paul,
I am sorry to say You´re sadly right about

"Yangshuo as one big tourist trap. A great place totally ruined by tourism. It is like Mallorca in Spain for example. Bars and activities for tourists, especially foreigners, at inflated prices. The river trip from Guilin is ok if you don't mind being one of a couple of hundred people on one of a couple of hundred boats (NO exaggeration) making the trip each day....... after being forced to get up at 7am for a bus that takes an hour to tour the city hotels for more tourists and then after just 30 minutes on the road takes you to a giant souvenir shop for an hour."

Li River trip was exhausting all-day-buy-this-buy-that-trip. Anyway, Li river and it´s scenery was beautiful, amazing. Some other sights worth to see, too.
I can recommend Guilin, only remember Paul´s words, they are the plain trueth.

Carlos

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JCNILE123 Points: Join Date: Mar 30, 2006 Status: Offline	As I have said before, I do not like the follow the flag, I prefer to go on my on way and figure it out. The reward is the pleasure of doing and seeing thing others hear say only. I have never done the Le riverboat journey and I do not thing I want to do it. However, I have been there and it is beautiful. I give you some pictures of Guilin and surround areas.

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