Things to do in Guilin and Yangshuo Top Attractions Travel Guide
1) Bicycle ride around scenic rural and countryside areas just outside of Yangshuo, China (骑自行车在阳朔乡间)
2) Red Yao Hill Tribe Long Hair Performance at Lonji Longsheng Rice Terrace in Guilin, China (瑤族 – 瑶族) (龙胜梯田 – 龍勝梯田)
3) Li River Bamboo Boat Cruise down the Li River from Guilin to Yangshuo, China (Lijiang: 从桂林到阳朔漓江竹游船)
4) Tour of Yangshuo night life visiting a night market and eating Chinese street food (阳朔夜市和街头食品) China
5) Hiking up Longsheng Rice Terraces (Longji Dragon’s Backbone) in Guilin, China (龙胜梯田 – 龙脊梯田)
6) A tour around Guilin, China at night including night markets, street food, pagodas and lakes 晚上桂林
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Okay, so it’s early morning here in Yangshuo. It’s about eight o’clock and the town is still sleepy. There is hardly any people on the street, so we’re going to go have breakfast at our favorite Israeli restaurant and then we’re going to bike around the area.
We’ve rented a couple of bikes and we’ve decided to spend our last morning exploring around the countryside areas of Yangshuo. They were pretty cheap. Just under two dollars for each bike.
Today we are visiting a local hill tribe that just lives a few hours outside of Guilin and we’ve come here because this community is known for the women’s long hair. They grow it out and it’s almost a meter and a half long and we’re actually going to be watching a performance where they spin their hair and wrap it up and show us how they wear it.
So tonight is our very last night in Yangshuo, a charming little town in Southwestern China, so we’re going to show you around the main strip.
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So our first stop is going to be the street food market. I haven’t eaten in maybe two hours, so it’s time to get a snack. So you’re officially starving. Starving. Ravenous!
Here we are at the Longji Rice Fields which are located just outside of Guilin. We’ve had such good luck. Check out the weather and the views behind.
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So we are hiking up to one of the viewing platforms. This is going to be tough because it’s like forty degrees outside and we’re been told it’ll take 30 minutes to one hour depending on our pace. So I’m trying to stay hydrated. Audrey is going to have to workout today.
So we finally made it to Guilin. We’ve been waiting for things to cool down and now that it is evening we’re going to give you a little tour of the place.
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So I’m not sure we want to be walking through that tunnel when it gets a bit later in the day because it is pretty dark in there and there are no lights. And people aren’t using their headlights.
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When I was in Guilin two years ago this area right here used to all be traditional homes. One of my favorite restaurants was here. A really good Chinese restaurant. I used to love wandering around here. Now it’s just new development.
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So this is the Guilin main square. It gets really busy here at night. Lots of shops, restaurants, eateries. You can do it all here.
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Chinese singing.
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So we are now at the lake and the main attraction are the these two pagodas that light up at night.
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Oh, that mapo tofu looks so good. Really generous sized portion.
Mix it in with my rice a bit.
Please don’t be course.
Oh hot! Oh hot!
Too hot to handle?
It’s nice and spicy. Really flavorful. Fresh tofu.
This is part of our Travel in China series. We’re making a series of videos showcasing Chinese culture, Chinese arts, Chinese foods, Chinese religion, Chinese cuisine and Chinese people.
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All photos and video taken by Samuel Jeffery (Nomadic Samuel) and Audrey Bergner (That Backpacker).
Music in this video courtesy of Kevin Mcleod under a creative commons attribution license.