The annual April vacation draws near, this year's destination was Guilin, see a lot of presentations, travels, and zz from sina, our travel plans basically taken shape. However, the SARS epidemic the country has become the biggest obstacle to our trip, relatives and friends continue to discourage, rumors streets pass. Unwilling to look at a few days wasted we finally determined against the wind trip.
Preparation:
Round-trip air tickets for Beijing Guilin expensive to process to get the minimum 6.5 fold, Return or even 7 fold compared to other cities is much higher;
Guilin and Yangshuo hotel reservations are good, in fact, if accommodation is not very particular about the case, the local is now looking for is a good choice, as long as you can get an absolute bargain severely satisfactory price.
By Guilin Business Travel Network (www.guilintour.net) booked a Hotel Universal Guilin Lijiang River Room (250 / night) and the Yang Di ~ xingping rafts + day tour on foot (105 / person, including round-trip fares, ferry fees , bamboo raft fees, farm meals, guide fees).
Four Seas Hotel reservation directly in Yangshuo standard rooms (80 / night).
See a large number of travels and zz from sina, source: Ctrip, Sina Tourism Forum, Guilin Business Travel Network
April 17 (between cloudy clear, sometimes light rain)
13:00 aircraft arrived in Guilin Liangjiang airport, out of terminal can finally take off mask, enjoy the damp breath of fresh air in Guilin. Accumulation of water on the ground were apparently finished just under the rain. Successfully got on the airport bus (20 RMB / person, Guilin Jiang Airport ~ Civil Aviation Building, 2), half an hour to reach the Civil Aviation Building, had been waiting there, Guilin Business Travel Network to us Miss Chu Global hotel room card, accompany us to Hotel room charges collected and foot the cost of the Li River day trips.
Guilin is a small city, the city bus linking all the main streets, a few days in Guilin tour, the bus is our most important means of transport. Guilin Universal Hotel is located in the central area, close to Lijiang River Liberation Bridge, go out the door bus station and Trust-Mart supermarket, is a two-minute walk from downtown Guilin Zhengyang pedestrian street, walk 5 minutes to reach the largest mall in Guilin Church and the famous smile Mi Fendian stone in mind. We are booking the room can see the Lijiang River and the liberation of the bridge panorama, room equipment, some old, toilet flushing when the dynamic and static is not an ordinary big, especially late at night when the plane took off like the voice of thunder were also mixed with sharp whistle .
Settled later, we first go to Guilin Bus Terminal 7:40 the next morning to buy the express ticket to the Longsheng (16 yuan / person). 10 minutes walk from the bus station came to the famous Elephant Hill Park, the original ticket is 15 yuan / person, because the park is engaging in high-altitude performance, price increases to 25 yuan / person. Elephant Trunk Hill is the symbol of Guilin is the most famous attractions, but also we plan to tour the only attraction in Guilin. 既来之则安之, when we are ready to bear the pain Mai Menpiao, the local villagers came to persuade us to take bamboo raft tour Xiangshan, both eliminating the need for tickets can also enjoy the bamboo raft river tour. Taking into account the activities will be repeated several days later to sit rafts, some hesitation, but when the villagers put the price down to 20 yuan / person we gladly accepted. Followed by the villagers from the park side of the trail around to the River, an old man rafts on the above fixed with 4 chairs, top with awning. Sitting in chair on the side of Castle Peak, one side is a fishing village at the foot of clear Lijiang River flowing from the warm spring breeze blowing from the ear, it really cozy! Raft to hang on until Xiangshan, the old man let us touch what's nose, said they could bring good luck. On shore began to climb the mountain is not very high, but also steep slippery stone steps, climb up and they're all effortlessly. Guilin is said that you can see panoramic hilltop, but the scenery is very general, well-known fact, ah, under difficult attached! The most famous Elephant is the case, other attractions such as Diecai Hill, Fubo Hill and so there is no need to go even more.
Out of Xiangshan Park, 56 minutes walk from the pedestrian street to the southernmost tip of sunny. Zhengyang Walking Street is the busiest streets in Guilin, south from Cedar Falls, Hubei Road, Guilin Hotel, north to the liberation of East (ie, near the International Hotel). Pedestrian street lined on both sides of large and small shops, entertainment, shopping and dining ranging. All shops not more than two-story, not when it rains Restaurant & Bar will chair placed on the street. In some petty shop, we found that Beijing did not see a lot of interesting gadgets, and then I came from Guangdong into the cargo. With other cities of the pedestrian street is different is that here are mostly locals stroll, and the shop owner will not be because you are a stranger on the sky-high claims; on the contrary, all the price are Nett, and sometimes some people will buckle, in the Beijing used to bitter bargain some of us really know what to do.
We are walking the streets looking for a home in the popular than the busy little restaurant to sit down, point the horse rice noodles and Cantonese-style congee, but the prices are cheaper but the taste of rice flour let us down, hoping to find online as soon as possible is strongly recommended to taste authentic stone in mind Guilin rice noodle.
Unknowingly wandered the pedestrian street on the end, so to the hotel across the Trust-Mart supermarket to buy some fruit and drinking water. We are surprised that the fruit sold in supermarkets is not actually expensive than the street, which in Beijing is simply impossible.
Back to the hotel pretty late now, suddenly discovered that the window of the Lijiang River and the liberation of the decorative lights under the bridge in an increasingly Ambilight, so sitting by the window quietly enjoy the Lijiang River night view, looking forward to the next few days in Guilin of a better life.
April 18 (it was cloudy with light rain)
Woke up early in the Trust-Mart supermarket next to a small restaurant with breakfast, two rice noodles, a rice dumplings, a Banana Leaf DCB, the two were 5 yuan. By bus straight to Bus Terminal, 7:40 departure by air-conditioned express train directly to Longsheng (Guilin - Longsheng, 87 km). A good way to go along to see that many small terraces, most do not have irrigation, but also passed through the several Boasting and Huang Luo Yao Village (well-known long-haired village), two hours later arrive at Longsheng County and learned that The next class down Dragon's Back of the bus should be open until 11:20, had to hire their own car. At the roadside to find a Santana 70 yuan from Dragon's Back (Longsheng - safe car park, 34 km), with the online price the same as introduced, that is him, on a good come back again to pay the fare.
After nearly half an hour over the mountains to 11:10 we finally arrived safely parking the car came up on a few Zhuang villagers, give us lead the way (guides costs 20 yuan, to the house to eat can be free guide fee), but also To carry on the 2nd Pole to send us to an attraction. Finally decided not to tour guides, their own mountains (Ping Zhuang Village tickets 30 yuan / person). Along the way two villagers are always with us and give us directions, hearts could not bear to have to promise to her home for dinner at noon. After a one simple Boasting, they entered the safe Zhuang Village, in the terraced hill and dale in a seat Diaojiaolou built according to mountains, patchwork, several stone road during the shuttle; fellow dressed in colorful ethnic costumes, and some Xingse hurry, some leisurely, and some farming in the fields, some in their own cool shade under the eaves, like a paradise, and only those of us with interest for tourists looked around feeling.
Zhuang Sister took us along the mountain road the first place on the 2nd attractions - seven stars the moon - work towards it. Mountain is very steep, coupled with just rained, very slippery stone steps, we can only concentrate on staring at the foot of the road, can not be distracted to enjoy the surrounding beauty of the. Each walking up a road, we have to stop to take a break This would be overlooking an opportunity to four weeks. The Dragon's Back in April no formal terraces irrigation, only a few days ago heavy rain, some fields there is stagnant water, keeps us from getting too bad. The best time to enjoy the terrace should be in late May, filled with water terraces reflected upside-blue sky and white clouds, shining, sparkling. Although not the best viewing season, we have been Dragon's Back terraced magnificent scenery that impressed, more sigh in 800 years of local ethnic protest with the evil little natural environment, humans over nature's great spirit.
Tourists on the road much, but added groups of girls dressed in traditional costumes of the Yao was very eye-catching, chasing visitors not stop selling homemade ornaments and embroidery packets. Until the time of sweat, finally boarded the observation deck on the 2nd attractions, scenery indeed extraordinary, eyes suddenly see the light, there is a small list of hills feeling. The so-called seven stars the moon is from the observation deck on the 2nd commanding terraces overlooking the following, the shape is like seven stars encircling a bright moon, to watch the true beauty of the mountain climb is worth more.
Went straight to the moon on the 1st to leave the Seven Attractions - Kowloon overcome tigers, tour guide said that a good one, all-ping Road, 15 minutes to be proved that we take a rest stop-the way, dallying over time for a full tour is expected to more than doubled. Total hear water gurgling along the way, they are used bamboo to spring onto a terrace in each household and for drinking and irrigation. Easily arrived on the 1st attractions, although the higher terrain than on the 2nd scene is less a number of attractions may be the reason there is no irrigation. Kowloon overcome tigers is the vertical through the terraced fields of the ridge like a dragon's spine, on the 1st attractions at the past is just nine Dragon's Back-phase mirrors away, this is "Dragon's Back terraced fields," the origin of the name of the office.
We hurried down the mountain have been hungry to come to tour at home, ready to taste chicken Zhuang home. Tour guides did not always accompanied by a break of about a minute to us began to cook, and made our hearts some really sorry. The room no one else, possibly to land, and take advantage of the occasion of our guides cook a moment to visit her family's Diaojiaolou, this is a three-storey bamboo as raw material, building, layer is open, to raise more livestock, is also a toilet is located; the second floor is the most important places of activity, there is a spacious hall, furnished a very simple, only the sofa, round table, TV, freezer, disinfectant cabinet and so on, the hall outside the kitchen, and another a few doors pass to a few bedrooms, two of which appear to be for visitors to stay, and white linen quilt appeared to be very clean; a ladder leading to the three-tier, where the main storage, the heap has a variety of debris. Tour guide on the 2nd one Diaojiaolou attractions nearby, it seems that they have brought tourism to a substantial economic benefits.
After half an hour last meal of. Our point of a chicken, a Fried fresh bamboo shoot, a fried river snail, 51 yuan (Chicken 40 yuan), chicken taste pretty good, very fresh, the other dish is served, to boast of. Eaten lunch, guide us back parking lot, far from seeing that the driver greeted us, he has so impatient, strange that we play too long (11:00 ~ 15:00). A smooth return to Longsheng County station, did not stop when the bus see a return to Guilin. Later found out, it is idle, half-way will greet people on the bus, but even so, two hours later (17:30) We also scheduled return to Guilin.
Liu Dadao smile at church, and finally to a stone in mind Mi Fendian inquire about the location (the liberation of West Street, north side of Church smiling). Points, plus one of the three bowls of rice noodles and lo mei yuba, this dinner a total of 7 yuan. Stone recorded indeed well-deserved reputation, taste great with the previous two different, very, very tasty; come here are basically local, we have the spirit of open-minded attitude of learning, like anyone else to eat dry rice noodles, and finally a single soup, really do not try do not know, a test Unforgettable ah!
After fond stroll in Zhongshan on the road, perhaps the reason for the weekend, Zhongshan sealed two-lane road used to run the night market, walk through occasional floats by. Passing through the central square suddenly see the Falls Hotel, the entire surface up to a dozen layers of glass curtain wall has become the impressive waterfall, very far away can hear ear-splitting sound of the water, it seems Falls Hotel, is really worthy of the name ah. The next few days we have never seen a hotel water distribution, which also made the discovery by accident of us eat the treat,. Walking through the sunny street, dragged his exhausted body back to the hotel, good day, too tired ah!
Author: hedoris
