preface

"Guilin's mountains and rivers are the best in the world". Guilin is world-famous for its mountains and rivers. It attracts countless tourists here every year. I have been here many times, and every time I come, I have a different experience. This summer has made me see a different Guilin and discovered that Zizhou Island is the historical origin and excellent perspective to view the Elephant Trunk Mountain in the city emblem! The night tour of Guilin's two rivers and four lakes is so dreamy and charming, and there is also the Yellow Sand Secret Grand Canyon like a paradise outside the world. Living in Guilin's Yuandian Xinshu Hotel is like a cultivation...

Day 1: Guangzhou South Train to Guilin, night tour the two rivers and four lakes, and stay at the Yuan Dim Sum Villa Hotel
Day 2: Visit Zizhou Island, taste Guilin flavor Laoyan Street rice noodles, and stay at Shanruoshui Hotel
Day 3: Explore the Grand Canyon of Yellow Sand and return to Guangzhou

According to a friend, I stayed at Guilin Yuandian Xinshu Hotel this time. The hotel is located in the center of Guilin City with the best mountains and rivers in the world, next to Guilin Seven Star Park, and close to the riverside. It has convenient transportation and a quiet environment.

The hotel has a private courtyard, which is simple and elegant, with grass, trees, bricks and tiles, unique charm.

The comfortable rocking chair and the exquisite bluestone trails allow you to spend your lazy time slowly in this rocking chair.

The design of the hotel is full of Zen, simple but not simple. It is picturesque, with birds singing and fragrant flowers. Everything around you is beautiful, and everything is full of surprises.

The hotel provides guests with comfortable, high-end, intelligent and private housing services, including a dining bar, book bar, meditation room, prayer room, garden, viewing balcony, leisure area, etc., allowing you to quietly enjoy a comfortable and comfortable vacation time.

There are many room types in the hotel, each with its own characteristics. This time I stayed in the Heshu River View Queen Room. The large floor-to-ceiling windows faced the river view. There is a separate balcony outside, where you can sip tea on the river. It is also equipped with a large bathing space, smart toilets and smart trash cans, etc., and the bedside is also carefully equipped with aromatic essential oils to give people a more comfortable sleep.

I took advantage of my free time to visit my friends 'rooms, such as sea villa and river view queen bed room, independent viewing balcony, moon-shaped bathtub, smart atomized glass, and landscape tatami. Wow, they are all the most beautiful view rooms. I like them very much.

There is also the Star Villa·Round Bed Room, which is most suitable for couples to stay in. It has a 2-meter-diameter round bed and a fully transparent glass tatami space. Here, you can see the green mountains and clear waters during the day, and you can watch the stars and the moon at night. It's really not too cozy and romantic.

There is a large balcony with a 180-degree view on the third floor of the hotel, facing Qixing Park, with a wide view. In the distance is the karst landform Yuanbao Mountain. Because it looks like a piece of gold ingot, it can also be regarded as a treasure land of feng shui. A river passes nearby, and the spring water Dingdong and the beautiful bird calls play a wonderful music of nature.

This is also an Internet celebrity photo spot. You can take pictures of the sky here, which is dreamy and charming. Remember to take some beautiful photos when you come here, you can definitely hit the circle of friends.

Here, you can paint sketches, do yoga, hold open-air banquets, sit on glass hanging chairs, face the green mountains, sit quietly, meditate and relax.

Teacher Tian, the founder of Yuandian Xinshu Spiritual Health Base, is a physical and spiritual mentor. He regularly holds yoga, physical and spiritual meditation, Zen dance and other courses, as well as experiences of various flower ceremony, tea ceremony, incense ceremony, guzheng and other activities. During this period of time in the hotel, I also specially experienced it and met a different self here.

Have a wonderful "morning yoga" experience on the large balcony with a view in the morning to sweep away the troubles and pressures in life in the breeze.

Then copy an interesting scripture. Don't care whether the handwriting is beautiful or not, just feel the calm joy in your heart.

Meditate, accompany by the bright moon and the breeze, sit on the ground, take a deep breath, relax, breathe again, relax again, return to your own nature, and listen to your heart!

Zen dance is the dance of Zen heart. It dances with your heart and moves with your heart to release the soul, relieve stress, and dispel confusion.

Of course, you can also study and dance outdoors, feel the nourishment of the most high-frequency energy in the most beautiful scenery, and find peace for your soul.

"Life is a process of drawing a circle. We start from the unknown and enter the known. When we cling to the known, we will be limited and bound by the known, and we will become painful and unhappy. Therefore, we need to abandon the known. Feel this ever-changing world again, let the heart return to infinity, and be one with all things in heaven and earth!" When I asked about the origin of the name of Yuandian Xinshu Hotel, Teacher Tian said this.

[Address]: Building 3, No. 97, Qixia Road, Qixing District, Guilin,[Tel] 18077346999

The sun sets in the west at night and the lights are on at first. The noise and noise during the day gradually calm down at night. The pace of life slows down. I take a cruise ship and blow the breeze and tour the two rivers and four lakes at night, and feel the unique night scenery of the city. Charm, leisurely and comfortable.

Different from the natural landscape tour of the Lijiang River, the two rivers and four lakes ring-city water system tour highlights Guilin's profound historical heritage and cultural connotation as a famous historical and cultural city in China. From here, you can also enjoy the stupa (Tang Dynasty) and the Song Dynasty City Wall and other important cultural relics.

The Sun and Moon Twin Towers are the symbol of New Guilin and one of the important scenery at the night view of Guilin's two rivers and four lakes. White is the sun tower and yellow is the moon tower. The twin towers complement each other with the reflection in the water and are beautiful.

Yangqiao is named because it is built on Yangtang. What is special about this bridge is that under the bridge arch and the walls on both sides under the bridge are engraved with embossed depicting Guilin's landscape and Guilin's humanistic stories.

The crystal clear small bridge in front is the first practical bridge built of special glass materials in my country. It is built of crystal glass materials. The entire bridge is like an ice sculpture that will not melt and placed on the lake. It is changing in various colors, colorful and shining brightly.

This Gulong Double Bridge has a beautiful and comfortable line shape, complementing the beautiful lakes and mountains around it. The Gulong Double Bridge is based on the bridge type of the Summer Palace Jade Belt Bridge and has developed into a double bridge form. The embossed under the bridge arch reproduces the scene of dredging and interception of sewage in Shanhu, Ronghu and Guihu Lake.

Lize Bridge is my country's first self-anchored flexible suspension bridge. It is the bridge with the highest technical level among these bridges. From a distance, it looks like being in a foreign country.

Rows of straight and tall metasequoia trees are like sentries waiting for review under the illumination of the lights, always guarding the peace of the city.

Osprey fishing is an ancient skill passed down by the Chinese working people for thousands of years. Osprey fishing can be seen just by traveling at night in the two rivers and four lakes.

The fisherman gave the order, and the ospreys plunged into the water. In just a short while, the ospreys emerged from the water with a fish in their throat. Because the ospreys have a thin rope made of hemp around their necks, they can't swallow it, so the fisherman can put the fish in his bag.

This mountain, which looks like a kind old man wearing a hood, is called Old Man Mountain. "Old Man High Wind" is one of the twenty-four scenic spots in Guilin.

Most places where there is water have waterwheels. This big and round waterwheel symbolizes that our career and life are round, full of sweetness and beauty. A water cylinder full of water means that our wealth is rolling in.

Mulong Bridge is named after lying across the Mulong Lake. When you pass through the Mulong Bridge, you can find the karst cave under the bridge like Guilin. It has a feeling of traveling through time and space. Here, you can also enjoy Guilin's cliff stone carving culture.

Across the Mulong Bridge is Mulong Lake. On the Hubei side of Mulong Lake, relying on historical and cultural landscapes such as the Dongzhen Gate of the Song Dynasty and the ruins of the Song Dynasty City Wall, many scenic spots of ancient architectural communities with the architectural flavor of the Song Dynasty have been built, so this is also called Xiaosong City.

Different ethnic groups have different beliefs. The five totem poles here represent the totem poles of the Zhuang, Dong, Miao, Yao and ethnic groups respectively. They pray for peace and tranquility, for a good harvest of the grain, and for the prosperity and strength of the motherland.

Guilin's original ecological song and dance performance "Lotus Pond Dressing", the graceful girl Hongyao's dance is complemented by the simple and original national music of northern Guangxi to artistically reproduce the Yao compatriots living by the water deep in the mountains in Longsheng County. Traditional life scene.

The tour of the two rivers and four lakes makes people feel the harmonious unity of the city and the mountains and rivers. In this water system comparable to Venice, we finally understand their sigh of "preferring to be Guilin people rather than gods"!

[Address] Next to Gate 3 of Xiangshan Park, Guilin City, Guangxi Province
[Transportation] Bus No. 2 can reach "Riyue Bay Wharf" and "Zhiyin Wharf", and Bus No. 33/88 can reach "Wenchang Wharf"
Flight times will be adjusted according to low and peak tourist seasons, dry and flood periods. Take Bus No. 2/16/23 to "Xiangshan Park" Station and walk to "Xiangshan Fisherman's Wharf".

It is said that Guilin's mountains and rivers are the best in the world, but the one who connects "Guilin's mountains and rivers" with "best in the world" is Liu Zongyuan. Liu Zongyuan was invited to visit Zizhou Island and wrote "Zijiazhou Pavilion Notes", which wrote: "Today is the victory of the pavilion, the supremacy of the world", which is 384 years earlier than Wang Zhenggong's statement of "Guilin's mountains and rivers are the best in the world" in the Song Dynasty. So what made Liu Zongyuan feel so?

With this question, we entered the island to find an answer. The inscription on this mountain rock attracted me. Four sets of inscriptions were carved on the mountain rock: Shengjia Tianxia, Guanyue, Zizhou Red Leaf Guilin Autumn and Zizhou Yanyu. These are all ancient people. The high praise for the scenery of Zizhou Island further confirms that Zizhou Island was loved by the ancients.

Scholars and literati from all dynasties had a special liking for Zizhou and liked to gather here to recite poems and paint. This stone wall shaped like an ancient bamboo slip depicts poems of ancient celebrities. From the poems, we can imagine the scenery at that time described by the poet.

Zijiazhou Pavilion was built by Pei Xingli in the Tang Dynasty. After the pavilion was completed, Liu Zongyuan, who was then the governor of Liuzhou, was invited to visit Guidengzhou for a banquet, and wrote "Zijiazhou Pavilion Notes","The victory of the pavilion is the best in the world." This is the origin of the famous sentence "Guilin's mountains and rivers are the best in the world" written by Wang Zhenggong in the Song Dynasty. "Zi Jiazhou Pavilion Ji" is the first famous beautiful article to praise Guilin's mountains and rivers.

This is a sculpture created in memory of Liu Zongyuan."Zi Jiazhou Pavilion Notes" is engraved next to Liu Zongyuan's head. This article praises the beauty of Zi Jiazhou's scenery and Gong Pei's unique insight and his unfulfilled state of mind.

Liufang Pavilion is to commemorate Pei Xingli, who first developed Zizhou, and Liu Zongyuan, who made Zizhou famous, so that their deeds will be remembered forever.

Elephant Trunk Mountain is the symbol and emblem of Guilin City, and a representative of Guilin's mountains and rivers. Zizhou is also the historical birthplace and the best viewing angle for literati and literati of the past dynasties to visit Xiangbei Mountain, the city emblem. The area where Zizhou Island is located is open and faces Xiangshan across the river. You can see a 180-degree panoramic view of Xiangbei Mountain on Zizhou Island. Zizhou Yanyu is one of the famous eight scenic spots in Guilin. Imagine when the misty rain is hazy, the Elephant Trunk Mountain across the river is looming, like an ink painting scroll, full of poetry and painting.

There is a large semi-round hole in the shape of a rolling canopy between the trunk and the legs of the elephant on the elephant trunk. Whenever the moon is bright at night, it and the reflection in the river form a large circle, like a bright moon floating quietly on the water, the moon in the sky, the moon in the cave, the moon in the water, very interesting.

Drinking wine with friends in the most beautiful scenery, having long talks with your lover, and doing what you like to do, at this moment, I finally understand why the ancients loved this place and left so many famous chapters.

Buddha said that those who release release will respond to every request, and those who release release will receive the protection of the gods. I met the most fated fish on Zizhou Island, released it and made a wish.

Write down the beautiful scenery, beautiful mood and beautiful blessings and send them to ta, share your happiness with others, and no longer let the blessings stay on your mobile phone. The blessings written by yourself are more sincere and precious.

Zizhou Island is the earliest historical garden site in Guilin. Now it is a comprehensive scenic spot integrating ecology, culture, tourism and leisure. It is a place where mountains and rivers meet scenery and humanities gather together. It condenses the essence of Guilin's landscape and history and culture. It is the best place to watch Elephant Trunk Mountain.

[Attraction Address] No. 8 Chuanshan Road, Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is located in the core area of the Lijiang River of Baili Gallery.
[Opening Hours] 07:30-17:30 all year round; open all day (legal holidays); close at 16:30 on New Year's Eve.
[Transportation]
1) Take No. 204 and No. 25 to the Exit and Entry Administration Office and walk 170 meters.
2) Take No. 204 and No. 25 to get off on Shijiayuan Road and walk 200 meters.
3) Take No. 14, No. 204, No. 28, No. 30, No. 33, and No. 9 to get off at Longyin Bridge and walk 227 meters.
4) Take No. 204 and No. 25 to get off at the intersection of Shijiayuan and walk 239 meters.
5) Take No. 10, No. 11, No. 14, No. 18, No. 204, No. 21, No. 24, No. 25, No. 28, No. 30, No. 97, and No. 9 to get off at Qixing Park and walk 397 meters.

Of course, when you go to a place, you have to taste local specialties. When you go to Guilin, of course it is Guilin rice noodles. Guilin rice noodles are not only famous in Guilin, but also across the country. However, the more famous the food is, the easier it is to mix with the good and the bad. It is usually difficult to find the pure flavor. This time, I finally tasted authentic Guilin rice noodles at Guilin Laoyan Street.

One city, one street, one bowl of flour, Laoyan Street, once named after the gathering of salt shops, witnesses thousands of years of "Guilin memories." With the passage of time, Yanjie no longer exists, but Yanjie Danzi Rice Noodles has been passed down. The old Yanjie Rice Noodles strives to restore the old taste of Yanjie Danzi Rice Noodles.

The Laoyan Street rice noodle shop has an antique decoration, and there is also a scene in front of the door of the Yanjie rice noodle vendor selling rice noodles.

The store also displays the history and culture of Laoyan Street at that time, allowing you to have a further understanding of Laoyan Street.

The kitchen where rice noodles are made is fully displayed in the public. The staff are dressed neatly and cleanly, pay attention to hygiene, and operate in a standardized manner, so that you can eat with peace of mind.

The brine made with big bones, two Chinese medicinal materials and natural ingredients is the most tempting moment when it is stirred with rice noodles and makes people salivate. The rice noodles are smooth and micro-elastic, coupled with the aroma of brine, which really has the color, aroma and flavor.

Pot roast is the highlight of the side dishes. The pork stewed with flowers is well fried until golden in color, crispy and delicious. It tastes fat but not greasy, and the lean meat is tender and smooth.

Horse-meat rice flour was once the city business card of Guilin and was listed as the "Three Treasures of Guilin" during the Republic of China. The bowl of horse meat rice flour is specially made and very small. Pour the bone soup into the bowl, heat the rice flour, and sprinkle with chopped green onion. The taste is extremely delicious.

The store has signature stewed vegetable powder, beef vegetable soup powder, sour and hot soup powder and other flavors to choose from. Different styles and different flavors, so that I want to try several at a time.

Eating rice noodles is indispensable for appetizing ingredients. Sour beans, dried radishes, sour bamboo shoots, etc. can be added according to your preferences, making you want to eat another bowl after eating one bowl.

If you haven't tasted enough and want to try it again when you go home, or you really want to bring some back to relatives and friends, you can choose to bring it back with the gift from Laoyan Street. Laoyan Street rice noodles ranks first in the entire network in terms of sales. There are many flavors, including stewed vegetable powder, Laotan pickled cabbage powder, Liuzhou snail powder, etc.

It took more than an hour to drive from Guilin to Dongzhai Dayaozhai. The ancient village has been completely preserved. It is a traditional Chinese village. Yaozhai is surrounded by mountains and densely covered with forests. It can be called a beautiful museum of the original ecological customs of the Yao people, like a paradise outside the world.

There are traditional Yao style hanging towers built here, and all roads in the village are supplemented by bluestone slabs. Since the local government attaches great importance to the protection and excavation of Yao village culture, Yao culture has been well inherited and developed.

Continuing a few hundred meters ahead in Dongzhai Dayaozhai is the Shuiyifang Waterfall Scenic Area. The scenic area has dense vegetation, crisscross ravines, and flowing water and rocks. It is a summer resort close to nature and far away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

Follow the creek plank road, with shady shrubs and breezes along the way. There are not too many people here. You can enjoy the beautiful scenery and take photos. It is much more relaxed and pleasant than those congested scenic spots.

Although the streams and waterfalls here are not as famous as Huangguoshu Waterfall, they have their unique charm. Waterfalls collide with various rocks to form beautiful pictures. When you are here, you can sigh at the magical and blurred nature and don't know what smog is.

Arriving under the waterfall, a huge water curtain appeared in front of us. The water hit the bank rocks, making a loud noise. The splashing water instantly turned into curling white smoke, which dissipated and started again. It makes people feel beautiful, as if they are in a fairyland.

The hotel is located in Shuiyi Scenic Area. The address: Wantian Yao Township, Lingui District, Guilin City is located in Shuiyi Scenic Area. The folk customs here are simple, surrounded by mountains and densely covered with forests. Residential buildings, folk customs and natural scenery are integrated into one, making it simple and elegant.

The hotel has complete facilities and exquisite decoration, equipped with high-end anticorrosive wood dining tables and chairs and high-end tableware, reflecting the combination of the hotel's architectural style and Yao family characteristics.

The rooms include luxurious garden room, luxurious duplex room, luxurious double bed, and standard double bed room. We stayed in a luxurious duplex building. The room has a duplex structure. The first floor is a seating area. Open the window and you can see the beautiful mountain view. There is a book desk on the second floor, where you can work, drink tea and chat.

Here, you can taste farm specialties. It is original and healthy. The taste from the mountains is original and original. The aroma is particularly strong, which makes people praise it.

In addition to karst landforms, Guilin also has tall and majestic mountains. Hidden among these mountains and mountains is a little-known grand canyon-the Huangsha Secret Canyon. The Huangsha Secret Canyon has long gorges, steep ravines, dense forests, lush vegetation, and clouds. It feels quite mysterious.

Huangsha Mystery Canyon is located in the northwest corner of Lingui District, Guilin City. It is connected to Wantian Yao Township and Wutong Town in the district to the east, to Rong 'an County to the west, to Yongfu County to the southwest, and to the north is the Huaping National Natural Management and Protection Area. It is vast and sparsely populated, with long mountains and high forest coverage.

Walking up the plank road, there are green bamboos lined with trees. Even the hot July is extremely cool. There is no hustle and bustle of the city here, but there is only the melodious sound of birds and the ringing sound of spring water.

The creek in the forest is clear and sweet, and flows meandering, like a young girl dancing lightly, making people intoxicated.

The higher you go, the sound of the stream becomes louder and louder. A waterfall falls from the sky in the mountains, like a fairy descending from the earth, twisting her figure and graceful.

The waterfalls in the Huangsha Secret Realm are in all kinds of shapes, different sizes and shapes, some being arrogant, some gentle, some magnificent, some graceful... The aura is powerful, and while you are in it, you can feel the mystery of nature, which makes you awe-inspiring.

Listen to the sound before you see it, and hear the sound from a distance like rushing thunder, surging and roaring. I saw the waterfall flying straight down, beating on the stone, and the pearls flying everywhere. The water was misty, and it had a strong momentum of "flying down three thousand feet." It is suspected that the Milky Way has fallen to the sky."

Walking to the top of the waterfall, I saw the waterfall pouring down. It was so deep that it was shocking.

Under the sun's reflection, it is like a hanging colored practice, with beads blooming and rainbows hanging. It is very beautiful.

After passing through such a surging and shocking waterfall, there is another scene that is full of surprises. I saw a waterfall flowing slowly, like a neat and smooth cloth, forming a sharp contrast with the waterfall in front.

Above the waterfall is a pool of clear water, which is green and clear. The lake reflects the trees, blue sky and white clouds, and it is dreamy and charming, as if seeing the water of Jiuzhaigou.

The mountain-top waterfall hangs on the cliff, flying straight down, hitting rocks like thunder, causing a sensation in the valley and the mountains. Under the sun, purple smoke filled the air, water droplets flew everywhere, and waves soared into the sky, shaking the surrounding vegetation to nod frequently. The water splashed on the body, making it cool and comfortable.

The air in the Huangsha Secret Realm Grand Canyon Scenic Area is fresh and rich in negative ions. It is a natural oxygen reservoir. There are waterfalls flying in the canyon, and the towering ancient trees complement each other, forming a wonderful picture. It is like a paradise outside the world, releasing the soul.

After visiting the scenic area, we ate at Shanshui Riverside Villa. This pork ribs, chicken and fresh mushroom soup base is very delicious and fragrant, so it is worth recommending.

This mountain villa's original ecological specialties are healthy and non-toxic, with rich taste and delicious.

[Attraction Address] No. 5, Lijia Village, Huangsha Village Committee, Huangsha Township, Lingui District, Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
[Transportation] Self-driving is recommended.