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Yangshuo Slideshow
Yangshuo
Travel Blogs from Yangshuo, China
Yangshuo
Yangshou is the China I had imagined from all the photos....great karst scenery and long rivers with rafts lazily plying up and down. We head to Yulong River to take in the best part of the river and decline all offers of a raft, half the village seem ...
Not such a bad Day in Yangshuo
... continuing on our merry way on the packed earth paths until eventually we came to the metal road that would take us back into Yangshuo. We were gasping by this point and stopped for a much needed drink at a funny little locals cafe, where we experienced ...
WEEK NINE AND A NEW MONTH
... fishermen on their rafts with their fishing birds heading down river. You can still see some of the traditional sites herein Yangshuo. While I sitting there a mom came up with her baby and we went into a marathon HELLO talk. They all ...
Yangshuo
Yangshuo is an 1h30mn away from Guilin and has impressive/beautiful scenery. It's smaller, more laid back and feels more authentic than Guilin. Qi and I rented bikes from our hostel and biked for five hours along the Yulong river through small authentic ...
Better Than Guilin
... and towering rocks all around partially obscured in mist it actually fit the local surroundings perfectly. After a few days in Yangshuo I decided to travel even further in to the rural areas of Guangxi province to an historic town named Huangyao. ...
Cooking school and Sound and Light Show
... nets, so whenever I saw one trying to jump out of the bowl I cheered for them. I also saw snails, snails are Yangshuo's specialty! Looking around I could see the facial expressions of our party. Emily looked like she was enjoying the experience the most. ...
Yangshuo (Guilin), China
... , and left over trash and it's more likely the road more likely taken and thus the correct path. Sadly, China and the Yangshuo residents haven't implemented littering policies in the area and thus mountain and riversides were littered with junk left over ...
Yangshuo : en velo au milieu des rizieres
... routes, le fait que c'est assez valloné, et surtout la température et l'humidité. Nous rentrons en fin d'apres-midi à Yangshuo, crevés mais nous en avons pris plein les yeux. En tous cas, une bonne douche est la bienvenue ! Ce soir, nous ...
River
Die zweite Flussfahrt fand dann auf den richtigen Bambusbooten ohne Motor start. Dazu gab es reichlich Gelegenheit für schöne Fotos in der wunderbaren Landschaft. ...
Guilin to Yangshuo
Mom and I are in Yangshuo China now! It is soooooooo beautiful here! Yesterday we took a bamboo raft down the Li River from Yangdi (just outside of Guilin) to Xing'ping (just outside of Yangshuo). AMAZING!!!!!!!!!! Its just like those ancient ...
Yangshuo
... the Chinese youth, but was due to some HK ID/British passport missup. Boring! Spent night one aboard the sleeper bus to Yangshuo.. Having been asked to kindly remove my shoes, I settled into my bunk, chomped on a snack and prepared for what I ...
One week in Yangshuo
... was getting into. Beijing was tough but, I knew I would only be there for a couple of days so I felt I could get through that. But, Yangshuo would be my first extended stay. Would I like it? Would I like the school? What was I going to eat? How was I ...
Flussfahrt
Auf dem Weg von Guilin nach Yangshuo machten wir eine Flussfahrt in der wunderschönen Landschaft. Yangshuo hatte letztes Jahr 17 Millionen Besucher (bei knapp 100000 Einwohnern). Wir waren zum Glück in der Nebensaison dort, so war es noch ziemlich ...
Yangshou: Thank God for small mercies
... retain small town charm, despite the tourists, probably due to it's little winding streets and the riverside location. We absolutely love Yangshuo so far, mainly because of the fact it is more touristy here and after roughing it quite a lot at the ...
Les paysages d'estampes de Yangshuo
Yangshuo est un petit village au sud de la ville de Guilin, dans le Guangxi. Il est entouré par les deux rivières Li et Yu Long desquelles sortent verticalements des montagnes ayant inspiré poètes et artistes depuis la dynastie des Qin, 200 ans ...
Hot Cupping - and we don't mean tea
... St had loud music booming and some of our group were out until 3am most mornings) - but still retaining it's charm. We left Yangshuo with heavy hearts, knowing that our time in mainland China (and our fabulous Intrepid group) was coming to an ...
Down the Li River
... of the souvenier sellers). I'm not entirely sure I fancied one of the 'delicacies' available though. Bottled snake, anyone? We arrived in Yangshuo at around 1.30pm, and our bags were taken to the hotel directly from the boat by a man in a pushcart. I ...
Final farewell from Yangshuo
... vodka and quite potent- which is widely drunk in China at all celebrations, business meetings etc. What a wonderful way to finish our week but it will be sad as we go our separate ways all across China...some wonderful new friendships have been ...
Halong Bay on Land
... . We decided to stop here for 5 days to rest our travel weary bodies before our final stop in China, Hong Kong. We booked into a fantastic hostel, the Yangshuo Culture House where we had a lovely room and all food included. The meals were amazing, big ...
A Chinese Train Full of Russians?!
Yes, a train full of Russians. Actually just the carriage I was in. But there was a Russian extended family taking the train and the looks of the Chinese faces was real funny. One Russian group brought out the guitar at 9.30pm and started a big ...
"I am your tour guide, please follow me..."
... nallea, ja kun oppaamme lausui meille viela hyvalla englannilla otsikossa mainitut sanat tiesimme olevamme nalkissa. Yangshuo on kokonaisuudessaan aikamoinen bordelli, jossa turistille, maksavalle asiakkaalle, myydaan kaikkea maan ja taivaan valilla. On ...
New Year in rural China
A: 6am on New Years Eve, we arrived in Guilin and after a quick bit of bargaining - we took a bus to Yangshuo. The “party” bus was playing banging techno music at deafening volume - V was not amused at 6.30am after a 12 hour train journey but ...
Life on the Lijiang
We left the charming village of Xingping for the town of Yangshuo - more of a backpacker mecca. There are many shops, bars, restaurants (serving pizza, burgers, and the like), and other westerners. The scenery is still equally amazing, and ...
Yangshuo and the Li River
... and the lively mix of western and oriental people are all dressed in clean stylish apparel. Yet despite all the gearing that Yangshuo has for tourism it's nothing like Shanghai, yes of course there are people that ask to shine your shoes or to sell ...
Yangshuo
... selling various types of souvenirs and fruit etc. When we arrived at the dock, accompanied by our Yangshuo guide Paula, we collected our bags from the bus which had driven there separately and went to the Riverview ...
Return to Gringolandia!!
... last post well we didnt get any on the train either so its an early night for us tonight and hopefully a late morning too!!Thankfully yangshuo whilst its very pretty, it doesnt appear to be very demanding so we should be able to go at our own pace for a ...
I'm Kind of Glad I Didn't Take the Trans-Siberian
... a rucksack stuck on top of my bag. Luckily, the rucksack protected my bag from duck crap. My hostel in Yangshuo is a nice place with a husband-wife team running it--very congenial. The husband knows English, the wife doesn't but ...
peaceful Yangshuo
... Culture House we had all we needed. Bikes, 3 meals included, and a great spot close to the countryside to go exploring. This area is unspoiled, non-touristy, and was a highlight of China. Please seee photos for Yangshuo on the previous entry of ...