Ask a QuestionTravel around the famous attractions is not an only way to get touch with the city. What to do in Guilin? TopChinaTravel would like to introduce some popular activities and entertainments for you of this city to find you a way to access the local culture and experience the nightlife here in your own way.
Destinations: Guilin - Yangshuo
Duration: about half a day
Enjoy a Li River Cruise may be the “must-do” activity when travel in Guilin. Li River Scenic Area is the biggest and the most enchanting Karst tourist site of the world. It is the top ranked attraction in Guilin that reputed for its graceful scenery.
From Zhujiang Pier in Guilin City to Yangshuo, the picturesque landscape will be presented in front of your eyes. The green hills are surrounding the Li River, and the Li River uses her arms to embrace the cruiser. This fantastic experience only can be got when you are standing on the ship deck.
Cruising on this river, you will harvest many fantastic pictures of the Guilin tour. No matter from any angle to take photos with the landscape, you will be satisfied with the splendid scenery in the pictures.
Location: Yangshuo County
Add: Located at the confluence of Li River and Tianjia River
Duration: 1 hour (daily 20:00)
Have ever known the famous performance Impression of Liusanjie? The grand performance named Impression of Liusanjie is the core part of the project Beautiful Li River and Folk Song Festival of Liu.
Epitomizing the beauty of Li River, flanked by twelve mist shrouded hills and the heavens as its backdrop, this performance well combined of the cultures of ethnic groups in Guangxi and the creation of outstanding Chinese artists, is really a brand-new one with a realistic view which is unique in the world.
Mist, rain, moonlight, the hills and their inverted reflections in the river all become the ever-changing natural background, so you will enjoy a unique experience each time you attend.
Duration: Full day
Li River can be appreciated not only on the cruise but also on your hiking activity. Taking apart in the hiking day along Li River is popular among the young as well as the hiking fans.
Hiking along the Li River is a very enjoyable way to enjoy the beauty of the Li River. This route combines sightseeing and physical exercise together. This program offers the great opportunity to discover the most essence Yangdi-Xingping part on your own feet.
Itinerary:
Drive to Yangdi after breakfast from the hotel in Guilin and dropped off at Yangdi pier. Start the hiking to Xingping along the riverbank. During the way, you may have chance to enjoy the beauty of Yangdi, Langshi, Nine-hours Mural Hill, Yellow Cloth Shoal and Xiping. Drive to Yangshuo after the short rest at Xingping.
Venue: Yangshuo Countryside
Duration: half day
Yangshuo's scenic and quiet countryside- flora, fauna, rice paddies, small bridges and so many awaits you to see. This program will be a great opportunity for clients to experience China’s country life in its Southern part. Besides the beautiful rural scenery, clients can also choose to enjoy the Chinese country food, explore the ancient way of planting rice, which has been practiced by Chinese for thousands of years.
Take a Yangshou Countryside Sightseeing, you can enjoy the picturesque scenery by electric bus. But if you are interested, you can choose to take a bicycle riding around. No matter which way you choose, you can get a close touch with the life in the countryside. The fields, the buffalos, the zigzag lanes and the fresh air will help you to find a place to get away from the noisy metropolis.
Venue: Yulong River in Yangshuo
Duration: half-day
Known as Little Li River, Yulong River that running through Yangshuo is also a good place to appreciate the beauty of the county. A Rafting on the Yulong River is an exciting and highly recommended activity for people who wanna get closer to the nature.
The Yulong River is prone to sudden flooding which is one of the reasons why there are not more places to stay close by. This condition makes Yulong River as an ideal place for people to experience rafting.
The meandering river is lined by green bamboo and rolling hills. Local people use bamboo rafts as daily transportation up and down the river between their houses, markets, and rice paddies. Sitting on the reclining chair on the raft, you can enjoy an all-around view of the river and hills.
To enjoy the night view of Guilin, the best way is to stroll around the Binjiang Road(滨江路). Alongside the Binjiang Road, you can reach Sun and Moon Pagodas, Elephant Trunk Hill, Jiafeng Bridge and Xiaoyao Tower.
Sun and Moon Pagodas are particularly charming at night with golden and silver lights. To view the Sun and Moon Pagodas at night, you can stroll around the Shanhu Lake. The Jiafeng Bridge is also gorgeous at night with the lights on. And there will be people singing near the Jiefang Bridge, you can stop to listen to the songs if you are interested. Walking along the Binjiang Road, you can see the Xiaoyao Rower, whose night view is beautiful at night. And you can enter the Xiaoyao Tower and have a panoramic view of the surrounding landscapes.
Longji Terraces is located in Longsheng County, Guilin, which is about 80 kilometers from Guilin downtown. Longji Terraces are particularly beautiful in summer and autumn(April to October). In summer, the Longji Terraces are lush and green. In autumn, Longji Terraces are golden. To enjoy the beauty of Longji Terraces, you can choose to hike or take the ropeways.
At Longji Terraces, you can also know about the culture and customs of the minorities there like Zhuang and Yao People. If you are interested, you can visit the Long Hair Village, Huangluoyao Village. And there are performances at Huangluoyao Village.
Guilin has characteristic cuisines you can taste. Guilin noddles are worth tasting with reasonable price, which is the breakfast of many locals. There are many stores of Guilin noodles on the street, you can choose it randomly, which might give you surprise. And there are some old restaurants in Guilin that we can recommend for you like MCFOUND(麦香坊), Chunji Roast Goose(椿记烧鹅), Forest Gump Restaurant(阿甘酒家) and Xin Guo Ji You Cha(新郭记油茶). These restaurants provide characteristic Guilin cuisines.
Elephant Trunk Hill is located in the downtown of Guilin, which is one of the landmarks of Guilin. At the Elephant Trunk Hill, you can take photos of or with this hill with unique shape. And you can take about 20 minutes to climb to the top of Elephant Trunk Hill, where you can have a panoramic view of Guilin downtown.
Kindly reminder, you can view Elephant Trunk Hill from the Jolie Vue Boutique Hotel in Guilin, which is a nice choice for accommodation.
Our clients at Elephant Truck Hill
The picturesque view of Li River is world-famous, and the view is printed on the back of the 20 Yuan Banknote. And the shooting place is located in Xingping of Yangshuo. The rolling mountains of karst landform are reflected on the surface of the water, which is harmoniously beautiful. The view on the 20 yuan banknote is one of the highlights of Li River, which is called Huangbu Reflection. The beauty of the mountains of Li River lies in the reflections. And the Huangbu reflections are most intoxicating.
There are several viewing platforms for the view on the 20 yuan banknote, and you can find a best place to take photos. And most of the viewing platforms are free. And you can prepare a banknote of 20 yuan in advance for taking photos.
More popular activities in Guilin please click Things to do in Guilin & Guilin Activities
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