Lijiang was listed as one of China's top ten foot line, said under heaven Guilin, Yangshuo, Guilin A, so he decided to leave in June to the Lijiang River on foot. Light "antelopes Series", "Guangxi" one, as well as Ctrip's part of the travels, they get going!
Plans and routes are as follows:
D1 Shanghai - Guilin plays hard sleeper train K149
D2 evening to Guilin, shopping, accommodation in Guilin
D3 foot Guilin - turf, residential lawns
D4 foot lawn - xingping, lodging xingping
D5 foot Xingping - Yangshuo, Yangshuo accommodation
D6 tour around Yangshuo, Moon Hill / Ficus
D7 tour around Yangshuo, Yulong River rafting
D8 Yangshuo FB
No definite plans for the next few days.
Route: Lijiang River from Guilin to Yangshuo, a total of 84 km section.
Equipment: 65 liters Backpacks, Jackets, quick-drying pants 2, T Xu number of pieces, a few pairs of socks, hiking shoes, sandals; food: biscuits, fruit, chocolate, chewing gum, mineral water, etc.; Drugs: Band-Aid, berberine, cold medicine, antibiotics, Yi Yao, gauze, bandages, etc.; sun and health supplies: sun hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, mosquito water, cool oil, toothbrushes, toothpaste, towels, toilet paper, etc. Others: headlights, life-saving post, camera, water pots, mobile phones, old newspapers and so on.
June 8 Shanghai - Guilin, hard sleeper train K149 times, late 8:10 start, the first two assigned getting late 8:30. Night free, then recharge your batteries.
June 9 rumble of the train to wake up, is in Jiangxi Province. Eyeful of green reminded me of reinforced concrete, has left the city, the train passing in a block of rice Tanabe, see the continuous line of sight at the end of the hills looming. Spring and early summer, the green has the earth is covered, even the roadside is also covered with green of the Luancao.
Alone in the train watching Luancao, the heart appears to have been twisted mess, "Why go the distance? Why walk? Why lone?" I can not answer, just remember I learned first English song, United States Folk singer Bob Dylan singing "wind drift":
How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
How many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin 'in the wind,
The answer is blowin 'in the wind.
Although the choice of a safer, easier routes, but as a donkey a new outdoor personal travels on foot, too many unpredictable factors, combined with 5 / 1 outdoor activities out of Shenzhen and the Taibai Mountain accident, and my heart is full of future trip unease. "Plan, fully prepared to integrate into the natural, overcome difficulties and achieve their goals, body and back." Perhaps this is the beauty of outdoor sports.
Quasi-point night in the train arrived in Guilin Railway Station, with the flow out of the station. Do not bother soliciting entanglement along the way and went straight to the post and telecommunications building, house prices are 110 per pack, feeling a little expensive on out. To the front of a Swanson hotel to see if the room can also be bargain of 50 yuan to stay there.
Dropped the backpack, I'd go to Guilin night. It was out of the hostels have continued to bother you, "Otherwise see perform? Whether or not to massage?" Roadside bought maps, looked at the general direction would go visit the Lijiang River side walk. Is not far off a dam, after a stupa is the Elephant Trunk Hill Park, Elephant Trunk Hill is also a cyclist in the light well and continue to move forward stroll along the Li River, you can see the opposite side of the Seven Star Park, River piers on bamboo rafts Yu Jiang, the liberation of the bridge night-light is also very good looking. Turn back to square away, and soon went to Zhengyang Road Pedestrian Street, where it is also more lively Fashion. Disco rhythms are strongly attracted into the two look, not how good you came out. Through the square on the back and go along the mountain. There are many roadside food stalls, and then became entangled in some people, "Otherwise see perform? Whether or not to massage?" Do not ignore, we hurry back to rest. Watching football replay to 1 am, and finally stayed to sleep.
Guilin Railway Station June 10 - Lijiang River Bridge - water jar for ablutions Hill Bridge - Acacia River - Master Rock - Mopanshan - daxu
Woke up at 6 o'clock, they must look at the weather, gloomy days seems to rain. Yesterday on the train to be heard today, under the heavy rain in Guilin, heart Gadeng look. Packed up, back pack, and quickly proceed. Walk from the train station to the Lijiang River Bridge, the direction of Shanghai Road walk, constantly looking for places to eat breakfast, have not seen appropriate. Lijiang River bridge, there are a lot of people fishing, fishing, and asked an old man to the water jar for ablutions Mountain Bridge Road, there are two paths to take, one is the way in the West Bank along the river in the past, over a small bridge, a village can go to the ; the other one is to go in front of chuanshan Bridge, through the chuanshan park and then walk across the bridge go to the village. "Why do not you go by car?" I smiled and considered answer.
Go chuanshan bridge, one even thought about chuanshan park tickets, so decided to return to take the Lijiang River side. Andi began to walk along the river side of the Li River trip bar. Let's go hiking!
The shore there are many women in the laundry, and some people fishing. Lijiang corner in front of Andi walked none, so a point of stopping to eat biscuits stave off hunger. Asked the village and started to ask the way to go, and from time to time the dog ran, and a little scared and therefore less aware of the same equipment, "Dagou Bang." Gone through a bamboo forest, dig to find the bamboo poles on the numbers, did not expect so many bamboo poles on the two times actually saved me, all the way with me to Yangshuo.
Field along the path quickly to the next village, it seems farther and farther away from the Lijiang River, and hastened to ask Rd. Must return to the riverside, bridges has been in front of us, and so much at ease. Riverside came to rest about it, how there are a few people in the river floating, still water fishing from the plants up, stacked in a pile of floating downstream. Later know where they are fishing for grass feeding the fish in the Lijiang River.
Walking paths along the river side of the bridge can be saw water jar for ablutions Hill Bridge, and more confident soon went on the bridge, because the book describes the starting point is here. Lijiang River bridge continue to walk east, there are very clear path along the roadside is the green paddy fields, distant hills there are many unknown, Lijiang River scenery starting to show.
Days or a shade, the field came the sound of loud frogs, for a long time never heard of such a kind of pastoral movement. Could not help my colleagues in the office called the phone, so that they admired about sharing what ah! Continue to walk in the rice fields and river paths Andi between the city's hustle and bustle goes by. While the sweat had soaked T-shirt, although the backpack seems to have become even heavier, and I feel very relaxed.
Acacia breath went to the river (good Feng Jiang), the time is almost noon, the sun came out. Whole body sweat quickly unloaded my backpack, rubbing her face in the water, and then hid under a tree or remove their shoes look cool. The other side there are a few people seem to raise the home-made fish ponds, there are two rafts in the Lao Yu grass, loud calls for help to cross the river, spending 1 dollar reward.
From across the lawn after the father and son rock, rock under the trees around a very flat lawn, shining in the sun under the watch is also comfortable, is a good place for camping. Did not stop, move on, has been hesitating whether to go back to Riverside? Walked, has come to a big roadside village, hastened to ask for directions, the original should be pedant rock edge to go back to wear the Lijiang River.
So they can only go back to Andi's from farm to wear. Heart of self-consolation, but fortunately did not take too many costly mistakes. In fact, travel alone, walking the line is not passed, lost and error often occur. Fortunately, the broad direction of the Li River on foot will not be mistaken, along with the village might ask, do not get lost.
Way is to find the way, people want to rest. In the Lijiang River Edge once again hid in the shade and began to eat solid food. There is just next to the cattle of the old man, so has asked ask for directions. Here is the village leader, leading the village is a large following Xinxu Town. The surface from time to time be designated river boat came the chant and the drums, the old man said that the village Liren is practicing in preparation for it to participate in dragon boat races.
Looked at the map, sunscreen back on the road. The afternoon sun is strong, and then walk 1 hour and not to big Xinxu Town, feeling the body tolerance has been stretched to the limit, finally wen Piedmont to find a shade of a riverside to see the water fairly clear, water is not very emergency, immediately changing his shoes on the next strip unloading packages into the water, comfortable. At this time if there are bottles of beer is heaven.
Spread old newspapers, in the rocks lay a moment to check and repair is completed to continue to proceed after the hill across from the Wen went to a village. Canteen in the village drinking frozen drink, add a bottle of mineral water. The village people are very enthusiastic to help me go Mopanshan specified direction, there are several dogs come off, afraid to stay the pace, quickly walked to the Lijiang River side.
The weather began to overcast down and walked on, the trees become increasingly dense Luancao more and more, finally there is no road, and a 10-meter-wide minor groove block, but also wrong, SHIT! In a time of deteriorating physical strength, and my heart also felt very bad. Turn back along the ditch about 100 meters up there is a small bridge, the bridge is a comparison of a wide dirt road by now. Mopanshan how not to? Was a little anxious, because the sky is very dark, rolling clouds, heavy rain in the next soon.
In front of a crossing, passing constantly in considering whether to cross the river? Not help slow down the pace. In accordance with the planned route is to continue along the east coast turn the Mopanshan went to the bamboo river pier can then be rushed to the lawn; Alternatively, cross the river can go daxu town. Was finally stopped, taking a moment with their present physical state is already very tired, soon to be the next heavy rain, and then be left to climb a mountain are not familiar with (though not high), do not know how long it takes to go rushed to the lawn, but also did not take camping equipment. Therefore decided to change plans, change to daxu more reliable, after all, has been in front of large Xinxu Town. (Later proven that this choice is correct.)
Retrace path to the ferry, 1 dollar motor boat crossing. Great passing by a small bridge on the left to enter a village, there are several dogs up immediately welcomed her hand firmly holding bamboo Dagou Bang my heart little scared. Fortunately, the house out of an old lady stopped the dog. Quickly and hurry to wear clothing with the village, onto the ridge. Quickly to another village, there is already a big part of Xinxu Town, and 1 km from the town.
When he first entered the village encountered group of dogs siege. 2 row of houses standing in the middle of the trail were sandwiched around all four dogs, and my heart really scared a lot. Dogs kept crying, a dog actually rub the rub forefoot rushed over, I quickly swung Da Goubang playing go, the middle side door. Dog back down, the other dogs seem to want a rush, my fear has overtaken ready to fight courage. At critical juncture, the house out of a villager called to the front of four dogs, and let me put down a bamboo pole. I immediately ran behind him dodging, as if purely monetary life-saving straw.
Sent up a smoke, she began humbly Qiujiao seizing and questions:
"When I saw the barking of dogs, do not ignore, can take care of walk."
"If it ran bite how do I do?"
"May swing to play it, you just do not like driving with the stick."
"Can we pick up stones throw it squatted down?"
"Can."
"Have not you been bitten?"
"Of course."
Finally learned some of seizing and experience, I scared undecided cheek to ask him to send me out of the village. Days began to rain, and he took an umbrella put me to the highway exit, there are 1 km on to big Xinxu Town. Rain began an intense ground floor up, hurriedly put on Jackets, wear a backpack rain cover, to daxu rush.
Runaway in the heavy rain with the only worry is that climbing shoes do not water. Quickly to the town, find the roadside daxu hostels. As long as 10 yuan a bed, very clean. Has been more than 16 o'clock, and said to the lawn and 18 km, have been unlikely, stay there bar. Changed into dry clothes and a bath and found out for at least 6 feet blisters finished. No wonder the feeling further and further pain, is a department of tight shoes do?
Rain comes and go. Puncture blisters, paste Band-Aid, step 1 the direction of Po to stroll into town to go. Town house is very old, because the sore foot a lot and take the points can only be a small road, then sat down at the ferry. Exceptionally fresh air after the rain, parked on a ferry pier, you can go to middle of the river island, tickets 5 yuan. Mopanshan opposite in front of the Li River side of women in the laundry, children splashing in the bath, town life is so simple and quiet ah.
The sky fades to return to hostels to eat a bowl of Guilin rice noodles, fresh and delicious, and only 1.5 per head. The evening watching football, we found that cell phone was lost. After much deliberation lost most likely in the hostels, and felt very unhappy, even worried about the next few days in the wild, there is no mobile phone security will be reduced. See this football too expensive! After reading the ball, the room they live in two migrant workers who look like, so I do not have a sense of security, stayed to sleep in the Banxing. Today, about 20 kilometers away.
June 10 daxu (ferry crossing the river) - Mopanshan (ferry crossing the river) - Fu-Lai (Bamboo River Ferry) - frog crossing the river rock - Latent tracks - Wang Fu Rock - Lawn - kwan'am
Morning, woke up this late hour, the sun rises high. Roommate of the two has been left to check a bit equipment, nothing is lost. Blisters or painful feet and put a clean bandage, assembled departure. Out of the hostels, the boss looked at with suspicion, always felt that he took my cell phone. Next door the same as eating a bowl of yesterday, Guilin rice noodle, feeling very good taste.
Right up to town, the streets no one, quietly. In the ancestral Chinese medicine shop and glanced through a Langfang, preceded by an ancient bridge. Does not develop, there is no hustle and bustle of tourists here than south Zhouzhuang / Xitang more flavor. Wandering in the quiet little street, turn the clock back as if back to the past.
The path along the bridge walk to the Lijiang River is a flat flood, because yesterday they see someone pass, it is estimated road is Messenger. But soon found wrong path leading to a rocky beach in chaos River Center. There is no seat of an abandoned concrete bridge deck bridge across the stream, but because of yesterday's storm is now up a lot of water, flooding some.
How to do? Sandals can change the past, as troublesome. Jump distance of the past seems a bit far Tangshui if the estimated wet hiking shoes, and finally decided to look at risk. Moved two large stone in the middle, the run, jump, success!
Have not yet had time happy, it was found in front of road is simply not valid. Standing in the river of rocks beach, continues to forge unlikely, because it seems there is good in front of several such streams, are the fault of rain yesterday! Doubled back, somewhat dissatisfied with the other side there are two bamboo raft, to cross the river go, but this must be turned Mopanshan, and feet have blisters on my heart do not want to turn ah.
Or cross the river and crosses it, bamboo raft crossing the old man I used to close a 2 yuan. Climb the ferry to see a few households, we asked road, replied that there was mountain pass to the front of the pier, but it is difficult to go after the rain yesterday. I reluctantly said with a smile I'm not afraid, in fact, did not mind the end.
Along the path, and soon entered the mountains, but also soon regrets now. Mountain wet slippery and fork a lot. To the river bank, then walked on to the cliff edge, only to return to; hill walking, walked as if to Padaoshanding go and obtain other way down. Regret it just did not ask a wizard, and thus wasted a lot of strength up and down, but the blisters on feet do not seem to feel pain.
Hill is very quiet inside, the vegetation lush, and occasionally there would be Luancao birds fly. However, a person walking in the field and feeling very fragile and did not dare think what would happen if the injured. So, I always worry that: Will there be any wild animals there would be a snake there would be a trap, will he or wrong way? Walking silently to pray mind mess, suddenly sounded from the woods not far from the whir low (does not seem to cattle and sheep), and my heart was astonished, Mother looked, can not see what I hope will not be a large-scale beast, right? Immediately to speed up the pace, along the mountain bolted together, but why loose shoelaces, and regardless of, and ran out a long sigh of relief. (Climbing the Bible, the principles of Article 1: Do not board a person not familiar with the mountain. At least 3 or more, a detailed plan to prepare before they can board.)
Has been climbing for nearly two hours, but he still did not walk out Mopanshan. Think of how yesterday's decision was wise and ah, if the rain yesterday evening to climb to the dark and also to climb out of it dangerous. Hill Road, there have been some fresh sheep manure, sheep manure go along with his, might be able to find a shepherd ask for directions. Walked have seen sheep, and also went to the cliff edge. More than half of physical exertion to see in front of the mountain, estimate that it will be two hours to climb out of. Mind is depressed.
Are worried about the suddenly heard cries of the mountains, as well as the barking of dogs, but also caught a life-saving straw. Continuous loud ask for directions, walked down the hill an old man, tell me the way to go unreasonable and asked me where to go to terminal ah. Hastened to invite him to lead the way, as quoted in valley I walk down between the rocks of about tens of meters, it was found a stone road, and soon went down to the riverside, in front of the pier. Really lucky ah! Safely climb out.
Come up with a few dollars to the old man, old man insisted on not close. So thank again and again to thank to the riverside Wash wash This discovery arm, leg, there a lot at scratch, climbing shoes was full of mud. Get clean, and the old man is drawn to the river bamboo raft, so take his raft crossing of the past, paid 5 yuan, felt very grateful to the old man.
Such a toss nearly noon, the day overcast down. Sat riverside watching the distant scenery, eating dry food, little physical recovery. Rain started falling down, and quickly pack up backpacks, wear Jackets rain. The more rain the next larger, walk in the riverside road, but felt pain blisters on feet. Every step had pain messages coming from the soles of his feet, looked at the road marker along the way: Daxing Line 7, Daxing Line 8, guess should be daxu to xingping roads.
The other side is the Mopanshan terminals 3 km downstream of is that bamboo river pier opposite the V-Li Village, crossing to crossing. According to the book description, walking down the east coast port to crosses, or continue to follow the West Bank road more comfortable. The road side shop sheltering took drinks, shoes had already been flooded, took off his socks dry twist.
Move on, the sun came out, roads are dazzling paddy fields on both sides of the distance is a straight hills, eyeful of green especially good-looking. The way to go before such a sense of refreshing clothes quickly drying was again soaked in sweat, the sun started blazing up, remove the smear a sunscreen. Came frog crossing the river into the submarine on the piece of rock Keng Village, which is a Muslim village, there's run-down places of worship.
Continue to move forward, roads farther and farther away from the Lijiang River. A very hot afternoon sun, looked for the footpath, and began to riverside walk to the riverside to see a motor boat, a few people are moving bricks under the hot sun, toil. Owners look at me walk faster, and promised to send me to the front of a crossing. (Cell phone went off, but today has been encountered by the help of good-hearted people is really a blessing in disguise ah?)
Then quickly hide Funakura where the cool shade of the arm on the sunscreen has long been washed away by sweat. After a child, bricks finally Ban Wan, and boat traffic in the hot sun of the Lijiang River, the river was dirty and had look-fu Shan, a small east coast about 1 km away roads, a direct send me back to the West coast ferry. Onto the ferry, in the shade of a tree began to rest, hot days were very tired. In the spring side of a washed washing, cool number.
Through a Moslem village is a road leading to the lawn Township (gravel), accompanied by sore foot under the hot sun in the afternoon to go this road is very uninteresting. So inquire about a moment, walked across the field to the riverside, riverside path at least some shade. Road for a long time, but no one has gone, the grass string out of a snake, but fortunately did not bite me.
Take a look across the landscape, feeling a bit like the cliffs in the Yangtze River Three Gorges, but the mountains are low in points. Away from the lawn getting closer, Andi repair very well, ran under the hot sun on the lawn of the town in one breath. Have been soaked to the skin (this T shirt dry white Huhu above all the sweat), asked for a bottle of ice-cold beer cool down. Time is 4 pm and more through the town went to the scenic spot of kwan'am.
I am probably the last one of today's tourists, and tickets for 60 yuan, 15 yuan slide into the car. Cave a small train, there are elevators, underground river rafting, but because of rain, water potential can not drift very fierce. Visit out, the sunset has been fast downhill, landscape began to pretty up. 50 bargain hotels in the kwan'am a Triple stay there. I was the only one tourist the entire hotel stay, is not it a bit scary? Perhaps tired, and soon fell asleep. Today, about 18 kilometers away.
Author: allen119
