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I never get tired of going to Guilin. Every time I visit Guilin, I can find a different scenery, and my mood is different every time. My friend said that I probably spent more time in Guilin in a month than he spent in Guilin in his entire life. Yes, because it is close, it is always difficult to give up the scenery. I like the vastness of the northwest desert and the artistic conception of Lingxiu Mountain water. All year round, Guilin always calls to me, and the world-class beauty here always makes me forget.
People say that Guilin's mountains and rivers are the best in the world, and Yangshuo's mountains and rivers are the best in Guilin, but I would like to add another sentence later that Xingping's mountains and rivers are the best in Yangshuo. When it comes to Guilin, everyone's first destination is always Yangshuo. There are West Street, Shili Gallery, Yulong River, and... But when it comes to living in this landscape and experiencing this tranquility, I still have to go to Xingping. But did anyone really live in this landscape? I am awakened by birds in the morning, fall asleep with the chirping of insects at night, and I travel around the Lijiang River at night. A beam of light attracts a flock of fish and shrimp. Everything from the sky to the mountains and rivers to the flowers and trees here, birds and animals are extremely lovely, making people unconsciously get close to nature and relax and calm down.
This time I went to Yangshuo and Longji in Guilin. During the four-day trip, I couldn't help but raise my SLR to record them. Although it was already autumn, the mountains and rivers along the Xingping Li River were still beautiful, and the water was more beautiful than summer. During the flood period, the autumn season makes the landscape of the Li River seem much gentler at this time. Besides, autumn is here, how can we not go to Guilin! When the terraces in autumn are golden and upright, the afterglow of autumn is the most poetic, and the sunrise in autumn is the genial. Guilin, I'm here again!

Day1: Nanning-Yangshuo Station-Transition Sickle Bend Village-Stay at Shanshuiyao Hotel-Lijiang River Bank-Huandao Road-Lijiang River Reflection-Aerial photography of Sickle Bend-Hotel starry sky
Day2: Xianggong Mountain sunrise-Osmanthus Ancient Road-Tengjiao 'an-Xingping Ancient Town-Yellow Cloth Reflection-Landscape Ballad
Day3: Yangshuo Station-Guilin North-Longji Direct Bus (4 hours)-Check-in Wanjing Building-Thousand Layer Terrace
Day4: Watching the sunrise at the hotel-No. 1 Landscape Platform-Return to Nanning

I came to Yangshuo Station all the way through the dust. I had contacted my hotel one day in advance. I had already found a driver to pick me up at Yangshuo Station and sent me all the way to Xingping Wharf. Although this is not the first time I have come to Sickle Bend and I am already familiar with it, the hotel's careful arrangements throughout the journey are still warm. Take a ferry from Xingping Wharf to Liandaowan Village. The ferry costs 5 yuan. The boat is full and the ferry time is only about 2-3 minutes. The ferry sounds "da", and the Lijiang River is still clear and clean, and then the wind slowly blows to my face. What kind of beautiful scenery is waiting for me this time?

After getting off the boat, I couldn't help but ask the hotel shuttle to wait for me for a while. I flew a drone at the dock and first saw the beautiful scenery of Yangshuo's Sickle Bend in the air. The sickle bend is like a small island on the Li River. The water of the Li River surrounds the sickle bend tightly like a mother's arms. The world-famous 20-yuan background Yuan Baoshan is also deep in the sickle bend. The Shanshuiyao Hotel I am about to stay in is also located at the foot of Yuan Baoshan. When taking pictures of the starry sky at night, Yuan Baoshan's shadow could be seen when he looked up.

After checking in, after taking a short nap, I went to the bank of the Lijiang River in front of the hotel in the evening. The sun was gradually setting towards the west, and the Luosi Mountain on the bank of the river was clearly reflected in the sunset.

I love the sunrise and sunset of the Li River most, and I always feel that it is a bit more gentle than seeing the clear mountains and rivers in the day. The faint afterglow shines on the river, and the water swings with the boat's movement. It shines brightly and feels particularly peaceful. The boatman skillfully swings his bamboo raft home. Is there anyone coming to the fishing boat to sing in this situation?

The fishermen took advantage of the curtain to collect the last net of fish and used the primitive method of catching fish. A bamboo raft traveled on the river, and the bamboo basket and wood pulp formed a small fish net. Accompanied by such beautiful mountains and rivers, it was so uncomfortable!

While the sun has not completely set, follow the roundabout road next to the hotel, bypass the back mountain of Yuanbao Mountain, and go to the reflection of the Li River at the other end of Sickle Bend to enjoy the afterglow of the setting sun on the edge of the Li River. The scenery on the Huandao Road is very beautiful, overgrown with shrubs and lush. Bamboo forests and trees are hidden on both sides of the path. From a distance, you can see the hills nestled against each other, as if friends have been inseparable for many years.

After walking for about 15-20 minutes from the hotel, there will be a step down to the river. Here, when you see the sunset, you can't help but fly up again and take a delay. Use God's perspective to vividly display the shape of Sickle Bay. In fact, Laozhai Mountain on the edge of Xingping Wharf is also an excellent viewing platform for viewing the sickle bend, but the mountain is steep. Adhering to the principle of buying a plane to avoid climbing mountains, Laozhai Mountain was not climbed.

As the light and shadow changed, the sunset light slowly turned from orange to intoxicating purple.

Putting aside God's perspective, the reflection of the mountains in front of you is also breathtakingly beautiful. The reflection of the mountains is amazing. Taking the beauty of the Lijiang River Mountain as a cultural landscape, the clarity and tranquility of the water are perfectly displayed. Even after experiencing the vicissitudes of the sea, it is still like a static son, stopping here calmly, which makes people really have to sigh. This is the real artistic conception of mountains and rivers!

You can even take off your shoes and walk into the Li River. Starting from late summer, the water level of the Li River has begun to drop. Here, the water depth is at most knees. You need to be careful of the slippery stone beaches when you walk into it, but you can feel the water of the Li River like silk. It's like touching. Even the last bit of summer heat from the autumn tiger dissipates. The changing light and shadow of the sunset in front of you is really eye-catching. The changes in colors are like knocking over the color palette, and you don't hesitate to invest in color at all.

I swear that the picture was only slightly brightened and saturated, and it was more beautiful to see with the naked eye. I couldn't even help turning on the music on my mobile phone. While jumping in the Li River with the music, I looked at the changing light and shadow in front of me. The world-class beauty, I wondered if I had to book an extra night for the accommodation of Shanshui Rumors. I couldn't bear to refuse to watch it again on such an intoxicating sunset.

The consequence of harvesting the beautiful scenery was to smear the reputation and return to the hotel. Fortunately, my friend called the front desk and asked, and the hotel sent a car to pick us up. Otherwise, we would have to walk back to the hotel in the dark. We ate at Shanshuiyao Hotel for dinner. There was not much food and drink on the island. According to the guide, we basically ate at the hotel, so we ordered food with the hotel before going out at night. When we returned to the hotel after shooting the sunset, our food was also served to the table without time difference. In the floor-to-ceiling restaurant of Shanshuiyao, we watched the sunset scenery and the scenery while eating delicious food. It was just blissful.
After dinner, they were chatting on the roof of the hotel. After the boss, Sister Zhou, turned off the lights on the roof and spent almost a minute getting used to the darkness. It was as if the eye mask had been removed, and the starry sky appeared in front of her eyes. It has been a long time since I saw stars fading away. Fortunately, Shanshuiyao Hotel has a wide view and can see them just when I look up. The stillness of the night, unknowingly as the stars blink, I feel the rare peace in my heart.

[Xianggong Mountain]
Tickets: 60 yuan
Climbing time: 15-20 minutes
Distance from hotel: 15 minutes drive
There is a four-level viewing platform. From the extreme darkness before dawn, to the changes in the morning light at dawn, and finally the shock of the sun jumping out of the ridge, the world-class sunrise vividly shows. Most tourists applauded excitedly after waiting for more than an hour to see the sun rise. This is the greatest affirmation of this beautiful scenery.
Going out at five o'clock in the morning made people wake up a lot. From going out to reaching the top of Xianggong Mountain, it took less than 40 minutes, eating snacks prepared by the hotel and waiting for this world-class scenery.

The fog was very thick in the morning light. One gust of wind blew a cloud, and the next gust of wind took it away. As such clouds came and went, the morning glow slowly rose. It is also the color between the changes of light and shadow that is fascinating. Knowing that the moment the sun jumps out, it is like completing a ceremony, and the entire landscape platform is boiling.

I also quickly take a photo

After the sun rose, the tourists gradually dispersed. Only then did they dare to take out drones to get a higher perspective of God. At this time, the morning Li River cruise ship had already set off, and golden phoenixes were drawn in the morning light in the lower right corner. The mountains in the distance are hidden and visible in the light and shadow, and they are beautiful.

After finishing the sunrise trip at 8 o'clock, I returned to the hotel for breakfast. After a short rest, I started a half-day tour on the island and followed Sister Zhou, the owner of Shanshui Rumors, to the Ancient Guihua Road and Tengjiao Temple. When you go to the Ancient Guihua Road, you will first pass an ancient bridge. This bridge has inscriptions and continue to walk up the dirt road.

Why is the Osmanthus Ancient Road called the Osmanthus Ancient Road? As the name suggests, there are more than 100 ancient osmanthus trees on both sides of the ancient road. If you come at the end of October and the osmanthus blossoms all over the ancient road, it will be a fragrance along the way, and you won't leave it. The stone steps on the road are all a whole piece of large stone. As more people walk, the surfaces of the stones have been polished to a very bright surface.

A word "Tian" left behind during the Republic of China is on the stone wall.

Along this ancient road, you can see another big turn on the Li River in Yangshuo. After bypassing the numerous barriers and seeing this big turn, the scenery is not inferior to the scenery of Xianggong Mountain.

There is a fork in the road on the way to the Guosmanthus Ancient Road. The Guosmanthus Ancient Road is the way up the mountain, while Tengjiao Nuan is the way down the mountain. Tengjiao Nunnery is built against a mountain. You can tell from the entrance that it is an old nunnery. On the top of the door sign, it seems to read "We Buddha are merciful and save all living beings", and moss can be seen. There is a natural cave in the nunnery. The origin of Tengjiao Temple: In the early Ming Dynasty, Taoist priests built a thatched hut here. The temple was built in 1599 in the 27th year of Wanli and rebuilt in 1813 in the 18th year of Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty. A brick-and-wood structure building with an area of 216 square meters and is divided into front and back. There are three bays in the forward direction, divided into the middle hall and left and right rooms, which are the Taoist priest's preaching place; at the backward stage, there is the temple.

After lunch, I took a lunch break and planned to go to Xingping Ancient Town to play in the afternoon. Looking from the sky, the ancient town is not large in area, just a main street.

After returning to Xingping Wharf by boat, I did not rush to the ancient town. I first came to this decades-old bridge. The Lijiang River water here is very quiet and has a very beautiful reflection. In the crystal clear water of the Li River, you can still see fish the size of nails playing in the water. In the distance are local people fishing, and the bamboo raft on the side should be his living tool.

There are many commercial ancient towns, represented by West Street, and Xingping Ancient Town is also like a small West Street. I prefer these green brick old houses with moss, which carry traces of history and are also the essence of an ancient town.

In the evening, what you must not miss is the reflection of the yellow cloth. The reflection of Yuanbao Mountain on the Li River with the background of RMB 20 in the distance is so beautiful. The new version of the 20-yuan background pattern Yuan Baoshan is taken from the reflection of yellow cloth. The Chinese Embassy at the United Nations Headquarters hangs two giant paintings. One is the "Great Wall", which represents China's "cultural landscape", and the other is the "Yellow Cloth Reflection", which represents the most beautiful scenery of China's "natural landscape".

On the left and right sides of Huangbu Beach, there are seven peaks of different sizes emerging from the water. They are graceful and graceful, like seven quiet girls. People call them the "Seven Immortals descending to Earth". Today's sunset is not as exciting as yesterday's sunset, and the reflection is not so clear. It seems that the most beautiful scenery needs time to wait for.

I must highly recommend Shanshuiyao Hotel, which I stayed at the foot of Yuanbao Mountain in Yangshuo these two days.
Geographical location: Located on Panlong Island on the opposite side of Xingping Ancient Town, it has a superior geographical location. Living under this 20-yuan treasure mountain surrounded by water on three sides is like living in Yangshuo's landscape paintings.

Hotel facilities: External furnishings: The overall decoration of the hotel is pastoral and village style. The lobby is very bright and elegant, giving people a warm and natural feeling. There is an elevator, so you no longer have to worry about travel fatigue and climb stairs. There are restaurants on the first floor and the top floor, especially The top floor has a beautiful view of dining and delicious food, which makes the mood feel full of appetite.

Service: The service is very considerate. The hotel will contact the arrival time of the train in advance and arrange for personnel to pick up and drop off all the way. A cup of golden tea as soon as you enter the door can relieve the tiredness of the journey. The hotel's dishes are exquisite and the taste is not inferior to the standard restaurant of a serious nature. The hotel manager is very nice and will arrange a carpool to help negotiate prices.

The Hanfu I brought with me was actually put on at the hotel because the design of the hotel was so special. After chatting with the boss, Sister Zhou, Sister Zhou took us to visit the hotel and discovered an Internet celebrity perspective. Wearing Hanfu took advantage of the next wave of guests before checking in, he made a small request with the front desk and came to the room to take a photo of the scenery.

Back to the Southeast Asia room we booked
Interior furnishings: All types of furnishings in the rooms are meticulous and tidy, and very considerate. The colors are properly matched to reduce the fatigue in the eyes. There is a net-red bathtub. The toilet, bath towel and towel rack all maintain a warm feeling. The bed and pillows are moderately soft and soft, and the quilt is like silk. You can have a dream in minutes. The balcony also has special small hanging chairs, which makes it extremely comfortable to sit on them and enjoy the afterglow in the evening.

Surrounding scenery: Damian Mountain is within walking distance, but it is a wild mountain and the difficulty of climbing is five stars. Xianggong Mountain, it takes 15 minutes to reach it by car arranged by the hotel. The transition of Xingping Ancient Town is just over. Yuan Baoshan can be seen from the rooftop of the hotel. On the rooftop at night, when the weather is good, turn off all the lights and you can see the Milky Way with the naked eye. The reflection of yellow cloth is a 20-minute walk along the roundabout trail behind the hotel. In summer, you can go directly barefoot into the Li River.

I still remember when I first came to Longji in Guilin, the shuttle bus circled on the mountain road for several hours. I thought, with the transportation so inconvenient, what kind of exotic paradise will I see next? With the winding mountain road, small-scale terraces appeared. When I walked past the landscape platform with my luggage and found an inn, all my tiredness disappeared when I saw the terraces crisscrossing between the mountains. The terraces filled with water climbed up the top of the mountain layer by layer until I reached a small five-meter square field on the top of the mountain. Smoke rose from the village in the distance because of lunch. Although it was not the most beautiful scene in the day, it was still shocking...

The scenery of the Longji Terrace is as distinct as the terrace itself, with different charms all year round. After seeing the dragon ridge terraces that release water in summer, I am even more yearning for the dragon ridge in autumn. Autumn in Guangxi also starts from the dragon's spine. After staggering the eleventh peak, we came to Longji again just to take a look at the terraces that look like gold terraces all over the mountains and plains in autumn.

Dazhai's thousand-layer terraces are the most essential attractions. If the No. 1 attraction is the most famous one for its sunrise, then the Thousand Layer Terrace can make people linger without requiring a sunrise or sunset. The terraces here are the most spectacular. On the undulating mountains, the terraces are stacked on the slopes. A small village of more than a dozen families is dotted among the terraces, and the painting is getting stronger.

Shuttling through the rice fields, the ears of rice sway in the wind, as if you can smell the fragrance of rice on the tip of your nose.

Because I live in Wanjing Building, I provide you with tips on how to get from Wanjing Building to Thousand Layer Terrace
It takes about two hours to come and go, and try to leave around 4 p.m., because the return journey also takes about an hour, so starting early can avoid dark and walking at night. There was a long downhill road at first, and then it became more gentle. On the way back, it was a long uphill road to bring enough mineral water.

The No. 1 Scenic Deck is too close to watch the sunrise, so I recommend accommodation and try to find an inn here. Two hotels are recommended, namely: Wanjing Building (The recommended hotel can directly watch the sunrise from the landscape room without any obstruction. Whether it is to enjoy the scenery from the hotel or the distance to various landscape platforms, it is very suitable)
What is worth blowing off here is the excellent view, especially the view room. I stayed here twice. The hotel does not provide mineral water, but it does have boiled boiled water filled in a thermos bottle, which is very unique. The room is made of wooden structure and the sound insulation effect is not very good, but compared with the beautiful scenery and suitable walking distance, it is tolerable.

What I wanted was a landscape room, so I took a selfie and exploded my circle of friends.

Basically, I ate in the hotel. For dinner at Wanjing Building, I ordered bamboo rice. It was very good and spicy food was added to accompany the glutinous rice. It had the aroma of bamboo and the smell of fireworks. I recommend it. Bamboo tube chicken is also a recommended dish, but because I can't finish it all by myself, I didn't order it this time. I had it the first time I went there and it was very delicious.

Panorama Building (the commanding heights of Attraction No. 1, the scenery is great, but the journey to and from the hotel is very, very difficult), basically I don't want to go to other scenic platforms when I climb here because I can't walk. All the guests I met in the Panorama Building along the way climbed mountains until they collapsed, but I believe I was very lucky when I watched the sunrise. It was bitter first and sweet then.
On the left is the landscape platform, and on the upper right corner is the panoramic building.

The 5 o'clock alarm did not go off, but was awakened by tourists passing by downstairs and rushing to Scenic Spot No. 1. Sunshine seems to be the first guest to visit Longji, arriving as expected by tourists. The advance troops at the sunrise were a purple glow. Gradually, the purple faded, the light red came out, and then it became brighter and brighter. Finally, the sun poked its head through the ridge. The sun was like a mother's hand, gently touching the ears of rice standing in the valley facing the sun, as if gently calling them to get up.

The morning light shines, and the sun shines like gold. The wooden landscape stands and old-fashioned tiled houses are shrouded in smoke from the kitchen, as if they are the long-awaited sight in the dream-the paradise outside the world. The backlit valley is glowing with purple light due to the refraction of the sun. The picturesque scene, that is, the moment when the sun jumps out of the peak of the mountain, is like fireworks blooming in the night sky. It is fleeting, but it is amazing.

After watching the sunrise, I went out after breakfast, planning to take a walk in the fields and encounter a small surprise on the way.

From time to time, you can see the Miao family passing by. The peach red tops are their symbol, and their long hair is wrapped in black hair, which is very conspicuous in the yellow fields.

I don't know whose dog ran to stroll on the ridge of the field. After meeting me, he took me to play for a while, and then it got into the rice and took a nap when the sun was too hot. The mother chicken, who was feeding for food on the road, watched warily as passers-by protected her chick. Tourists coming and going on the way do not know who is the passer-by...

[Xingping]
Here, I want to talk about the hotel's transportation. Because it is very exotic, the transportation is quite complicated.
I am a guest of Yangshuo Shanshui Ballad who booked a room in advance. The hotel will contact in advance to inquire about the arrival method and time arrangements for the driver to pick up nearby. The most convenient way to arrive is to Yangshuo Station. A driver will pick up Xingping Wharf. After the transition (5 yuan/person), there is still a hotel shuttle bus to the hotel, and the entire process is clearly arranged.
If you arrive at Xingping Bus Station, you can walk to Xingping Wharf. You only need to pass through the entire Xingping Ancient Town, which is actually not big.
If you are a friend who cannot travel freely in the hotel:
Train: Train trains go directly to Yangshuo Station. If you can't get a direct ticket, you can go to Guilin North first and then transfer to Yangshuo
Yangshuo to Xingping: Shuttle bus, 5 yuan/person, 10 minutes/trip; Didi takes a taxi starting from Chen Zhan and charges about 20 yuan.
Xingping to Panlongzhou (boat): 5 yuan/person, buy tickets at the terminal and board the boat. Note: The ferry stopping position is inconsistent with the ship stopping position.

[Dragon's Back]
Guilin-Longji special line train
Departure point 1: Xiangjiang Hotel Station near Guilin Station (fare 25 yuan)
Departure point 2: The bus stop next to Guilin North Railway Station (fare is 40 yuan)
Departure point 3: Guilin West Railway Station (fare 40 yuan)
There may be a slight price increase during large holidays.
There will be diversion near the tourist center at Longji. Tourists living in Dazhai/Xiaozhai will be diverted here. The cost of the diversion shuttle bus is included in the special bus. If the driver is not informed in advance of the stockade you are arriving at, you may be put in the tourist center and you will have to carpool to the stockade.
What should be noted here is that it is recommended to book the hotel in advance, inquire about the hotel's arrival method, and ask the hotel to help book a car. It is cheaper than the online one, and it will tell you the most accurate arrival method, so you don't take the wrong road and spend the wrong money.

[Dragon's Back]
1. The mountain road is tortuous, and if you get carsick, prepare to prevent it in advance.
2. The items in the shops on the mountain are all carried by manpower or mules. In addition, they are in the scenic area, so the prices are higher. Reference: 5 yuan for a bottle of water.
3. The temperature difference between morning and evening is large, so you must remember to bring a thin coat.
4. Don't bring luggage, don't bring luggage, don't bring luggage!!
Take Tiantou Village as an example. Because each inns can only be reached on foot from the entrance of Tiantou Village, there are two ways to handle luggage. One is to store it, with only necessities, and a password cabinet is 30 yuan; the other is to hire people to carry it to the inn. The 20-inch box is 30 yuan each, and the price will also change depending on the distance and weight.

[Yangshuo]
1. Basically, you can take all the surrounding activity hotels for a while
2. If you need a car, you will recommend reliable local butlers, and the charges are very conscientious. The routes include morning tour of the Lijiang River Jiatianxia, Wulong Spring Sunset, star viewing group, Xianggong Mountain sunrise, picnic kiln chicken, etc. There are different arrangements depending on the seasons.