One of the most memorable times of our trip to China was the three short days we spent on the Dragon's backbone just out of Longsheng not far from Guilin. Having arrived in Guilin at about one in the morning and being escorted to a hotel by one of the many touters that were at the station we awoke to a misty morning in Guilin. A trip to the bank and on the bus to Longsheng. A quick cup of ...
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!!
One of the most memorable times of our trip to China was the three short days we spent on the Dragon's backbone just out of Longsheng not far from Guilin. Having arrived in Guilin at about one in the morning and being escorted to a hotel by one of the many touters that were at the station we awoke to a misty morning in Guilin. A trip to the bank and on the bus to Longsheng. A quick cup of ...
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