Yangshuo - 阳朔

Last Updated
4th May, 2009

Yangshuo is an incredibly beautiful place. The landscape is dotted with karst (eroded limestone) peaks and the Li river winds its way past, heading south to join the Pearl River before the South China Sea.

Yangshuo is your break from all the major cities in China. This is where you can experience some real China. Getting out into the countryside to see traditional rural life is easy. Most choose to take a bike but you can also go on foot or by car or boat. You can go with or without a guide; there are advantages to each style - so choose your own.

Yangshuo is a very laid back town with excellent facilities for visitors. The town has a better choice of hotels and guesthouese than most cities, with more top-end ones on the way. There are many agencies offering just about every kind of activity that you can imagine.

This site is here to help you get a grip on all the possibilities and to make informed choices for your time in Yangshuo.  Enjoy your visit

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The Hike

This article was written by: Ian Ford
Date: 30th Mar, 2009

There are many hikes around Yangshuo but between Alf and I there is only one Hike; the one we accidentally discovered the day the pedal fell off his new and very expensive mountain bike.

The same two ladies that chose the bike ride from Guilin to Xingping (my previous article) became our first customers to take the challenge and - since I have become more familiar with the twists, turns and climbs - I became guide for the day.

Guilin to Xingping Bike Ride

This article was written by: Ian Ford
Date: 25th Mar, 2009

16 March started early. Alf had arranged to come and pick me up outside my house just after 06:30 for the drive up to Guilin. We were to meet two of his clients there and then cycle from the outskirts of Guilin down the countryside on the far (East) bank of the Li River to Xingping. It was a ride I had long wanted to do and the day looked just perfect. A little cloud cover but otherwise just cool and fresh.

Yangdi-Xingping

This article was written by: jeanie
Date: 8th Jan, 2009

Definitly my favourite trip ......but I have done this trip on a local raft....about 2hrs.

On a lovely sunny Autumn day you could not get it any better. The rafts stop off for photo shots at the 9 horses mountain.

There is a commercial photographer there who will develop & laminate your photo for 10Y. The river "mafia" collect 4y per person somewhere along the trip, but to stop arguments with foreigners the raft driver now pays them.