Hostel Xingping

... bombarded with all of the vendors and people wanting me to go on "bamboo". That is pretty much all they say.. "Bamboo...XingPing! Bamboo...Yangshuo!" They are of course referring to the "bamboo" rafts, most of which are not authentic bamboo and actually ...

... can't explain how surreal it was, so hopefully photo's can. After the ride, we made it to our super cool hostel called "This Old Place - Xingping." Mmm... wood fired pizza (finally a break from oily chinese food!). It also offered super cool views of the ...

... la guia, solia ser la "joya" de la provincia de Guangxi, hasta que se hizo demasiado popular y se lleno de turistas. Xingping es un pueblo tranquilo. Conseguimos una habitacion con balcon y en-suite por 5 Euros cada una. Una pasada! Veniamos con hambre, ...

... surround most of this part of china which was breathtaking! We arrived early enough so round 3pm, so decided we'd do something, the hostel recommended that we do a bit of a hike up the mountain which towers over the village. So we set off all 1598 steps ...

... little. soon we were riding through the bushes as the track disappeared all together. Admitting defeat we started to head back to xingping village. There is nothing worse than riding back on the same track. After we arrived back at the hostel, hotter ...

An hour south of Yangshou is the town of Xingping and for the first time I had found what I was looking for, a peaceful, laid back place offering stunning views. The views here are so amazing they are printed on the Y20 note. Unfortunately it was not ...

... with a local lady to get us a boat to Yangdi, one way we paid Y70 each which was quite a bargain considering the hostel wanted 120. It was a beautiful journey upstream, it seemed like most of the boats were heading downstream, in fact there were hoards ...

On our way to Yangshou we decided to stay in a little  town called Xingping for a couple of nights. One of the things we did and really enjoyed here was exploring  another cave but this this time it was different. There  were no tourists ...

... The misty clouds added to the allure of the landscape, and we were afforded occasional, shockingly beautiful glimpses of the hills. Xingping, itself, is a wonderful little village. It was established around 1800 years ago. There are only 2 main roads, and ...

... night in party town Yangshou. However we found out about a hostel in a nearby village at the start of a walking trail called Xingping and headed there instead. It was tiny and very relaxed. It is obviously a tourist hotspot but wasn't packed with people ...

... The weather wasn't perfect this time either, but it was a big improvement over the last, despite the unusual cold spell that hit. Xingping was just as quaint as we remembered, and we surprised Steve and Patti by getting a ride to Yangdi and then taking a ...

... Jumped onto the boat and our 1.5 - 2 hour trip started. YHA China I had 2 experiences with the YHA's in Changsha and Xingping and both have been 10/10. Really friendly staff and travelers, exceptionally clean, free internet and cheap. The website is at: ...

I walked from YangDi to XingPing that day. Spent maybe 6 or 7 hours. Cuz the great and nice view along the way and I took many ...

... 's loads of us travelling types ruining our "on our own in the middle of nowhere" feeling! Oh well, we checked into an ace hostel (although we did have to climb the security fence as it was 4am, due to a slight misunderstanding about the train times) and ...

... enjoy the Army. Then we were taken for lunch, and after we rebelled against the silk factory visit we were driven home to the hostel. The afternoon saved the day, becasue Sara and I went to walk outside the city walls. The weather was great and there was ...

... best experiences of my life. The utter beauty of the Li River, the unspoilt countryside and serene lifestyle of the people in Xingping refreshed by numbed soul from the routine urban life I have in Hangzhou. The major tourist attraction of Guangxi ...

... but there wasn't much to do there, so we made our way to the harbour to try and catch a bamboo raft down the river to Xingping. The rafts basically have a bamboo base, two seats, a roof and a small outboard motor at the back - where the driver sits. The ...

... since at least it was under cover.  We booked through another hostel and got a bamboo boat an hour upriver from the town of Xingping to the north.  This did not include transportation (or much else).  But at least we would have a reason for ...

... price of less than a tenner. As soon as I got off the train I was immediately harassed by someone offering a room at their hostel, so I just told them I'm meeting a friend at the Bell Tower Hostel (which I wasn't, I hadn't even booked there, or ...