Yangshuo - 阳朔
Last Updated
21st Jan, 2012
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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Bamboo Rafting On The Li River Update Janaury 2012
The Provincial Government has implemented new rules on the Li River concerning the use of rafts. This is to benefit the well being of the Li River and its sustained use in the tourism industry.
How does it affect the visitors to this area? Basically, the local farmers can no longer do their own trips on the river, instead, all of the paying tourists must go through the one acredited company. Whether you go to Yangdi, Xingping or Liugong, you will need to pay the official price.
As of yesterday, it still wasn't very clear on how the pricing structure worked. We had 2 people book a raft from Yangdi to Xingping. The price was 120 Yuan per person for the trip plus an extra 25 yuan for each of the 2 empty places on the raft. I guess that if they had shared with 2 other people then they would not have had to pay for the empty places.
These new prices are a bit of a hike from the previous prices. I don't know if they will stay that high. It may be aimed at driving away the really lower end of the trade and make the river less busy and more enjoyable for those who want to pay up. Doing this raft trip is still much cheaper than doing the whole cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo which costs around 400 Yuan per person.
The original article where we got this information is here
New Yangshuo Magazine
Yangshuo has a brand new online magazine. It is full of interesting articles and useful hints.
You can download it from their website (www.yangshuo-now.com)
It is well worth a read