Yangshuo--- A lovely small town near Guilin
If you are planning to travel to Guilin, you must go and know about Yangshuo.
Bordered the Li River on one side and surrounded by verdant limestone hills, Yangshuo is reputed for the most picturesque landscape in the entire Guilin region. There are many things to do in Yangshuo, where is a small town with big options, and a lot of fun. Back to the nature, adventure, or countryside exploration. Hiking, biking, kayaking, bamboo rafting, rock climbing, or hot-air balooning. No matter what your travel interests are, Yangshuo has just something for you.
Li River cruise makes the small town known to foreigners. Located some 90 kilometers south of Guilin City, this town is the downstream end of the cruise but not the least. The enchanting fairyland of Yangshuo is renowned as the best in Guilin.
The town is very small that everyone will know you after one month. The West Street in the town lined with western cafes, restaurants and hotels is the best choice for people who want to explore Chinese life.
Yangshuo is a great place for hikes and cycling excursions. There's no doubt that taking a close-up exploration to the country villages, you will have a taste of the rural life. One thing surprised us is the one-hour bamboo raft trip along Yulonghe River. We didn't expect the scenery to be such a paradise.
Yangshuo is near Guilin and like Guilin.It has incredible karst scenery and a parade of tourists .It isn't your typical Chinese town. Yangshuo has a reputation as a foreigners' village in Southern China. This town feels like one of the stops on the travelers' trail, with lots of the same people you'd expect in Katmandu or Lijiang.
The main tourist area is laid out roughly like a ladder. The two main tourist streets run more-or-less parallel up from the river to end at one of the town's larger streets. There are assorted smaller streets (rungs) crossing between the two larger streets. The street (ladder vertical) on the left seen from the River is West Street (Xijie) and is the older more established tourist street, the real center of things. The other long tourist street is Diecuilu (Rd. Die Cui).
There's a small creek that runs down the center of the "ladder"; some of the prettiest bars and restaurants in town are on balconies near it. The street there is called Guiha Lu. At the "foot of the ladder" by the river is an open area with a large number of vendors hawking all sorts of tourist stuff, both from shops and from handcarts. Also a number of rather nice riverside hotels.
Across the "top of the ladder" is a major street (Pantao Lu) with many hotels. The town's main bus station is at the corner where that main street meets Die Cui Lu. The intersection has a large open area that becomes very busy at night, with dozens of restaurants and hundreds of diners. Do not expect English menus or non-Chinese dishes.
Near the top of West Street are three banks with ATMs — Bank of China, it has the only ATM that accepts foreign cards.
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