Instead of idle weekends, it is better to go to Guilin for a two-day and one-night weekend trip. Every time you come to Guangxi, it is a different season, so the weather also breeds a different flavor of Guangxi. This time, the main trip is Guilin. It turns out that there are also many travel destinations worth checking in the urban area of Guilin.

Xiangshan Scenic Area is a scenic area centered on Elephant Trunk Mountain, a landmark attraction in Guilin. The shape of Elephant Trunk Mountain is very similar to an elephant drinking water. In addition to Elephant Trunk Mountain, there are also scenic spots such as Shuiyue Cave, Love Island, Puxian Tower, and Sanhua Cellars, each with its own characteristics.

Elephant Trunk Mountain at night

Moon Mountain is a wonderful sight in Yangshuo. It is located next to Fenglou Village, Gaotian Township and is more than 380 meters high. Because there is a big hole running through the top of the mountain, like a bright moon, high and bright, people call it Mingyue Peak, commonly known as Moon Mountain.

There is a large natural stone arch on the top of the mountain, with two sides connected. From a distance, it looks like a bright moon hanging high in the sky. When viewed from different angles, the shape of the hole also changes constantly. If you are driving a car to admire the moon mountain, the shape of the stone arch will gradually change from a curved first quarter moon to a half moon, a full moon, and then to a lower quarter moon. It is very wonderful.

There are many hotels in Yangshuo, Guilin, but I would also recommend coming here to experience local B & Bs. Each B & B has a different view. Walking into different rooms will get different surprises. On the Internet celebrity terrace, you can still enjoy checking in and taking photos. Every trip to Guangxi, there are beautiful memories filled with B & Bs.

The East and West Alley in Guilin is the only historical street left over from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has ancient commercial districts.

When it comes to Guilin rural cuisine, it is inseparable from this steamed pork with pumpkin powder. The steamed pork with pumpkin powder originates from Hunan cuisine. The soft and sweet pumpkin combined with the tender and fat pork belly makes a successful dish melt in the mouth.

Guilin, the birthplace of Guilin rice noodles, is the most authentic rice noodles. When you come to Guilin, find a small alley in the morning, dig inside, find a small rice noodle shop, and have a rice noodles, add pot roast, sour beans, chopped green onion and pepper to experience the purest and most authentic Guilin rice noodles.

Most outsiders don't know where "Lipu" is. After listening to the staff's introduction, I learned that Lipu is also affiliated to Guilin City in Guangxi. So what is the difference between it and the taro pork we usually eat? The soul of this Lipu fragrant taro pork actually lies in the "taro". The most delicious taro is Lipu taro. Due to Lipu's superior environment with beautiful mountains and clear waters, the taste is different from other places. It tastes smooth, fragrant and soft. Excellent label. When the staff served the food, they told us that they had to eat the pork and taro together to make it fat but not greasy and leave the aroma of "taro" in the mouth.

Gongcheng Camellia oleifera is the most special dish on the table. To be precise, this tea is not for drinking but for eating. The unified method of making Camellia oleifera is to use old leaf black tea as the main ingredient, fry it with oil until it is slightly burnt and fragrant, add salt and water to boil, and most of it is boiled with ginger. The taste is strong and astringent, with astringent and spicy. Camellia oleifera is similar to Lei tea in Chaoshan area. It is to add fragrant crispy fruits and fried rice to the tea soup. Gongcheng Camellia oleifera has richer ingredients, and stir-fried beans, chopped green onion, coriander and other seasonings are also added to reduce the astringency of Camellia oleifera while bursting with the fresh aroma of Camellia oleifera.

When I served this dish, I thought it was a plate of tofu that added icing on the cake. It turned out that this was a local Longsheng Fern Cake brew in Guilin. I had heard of Longsheng Terrace, but I had never seen this Fern Cake brew. The Fern Cake originated from more than 1,000 altitudes. Deep mountains and forests contain the essence of the earth.

Fragrant fried Lijiang shrimp is a must-order dish in Guilin. The swimming shrimp is not large in size, but the meat of the swimming shrimp bred by the Lijiang River water is firm and crisp. You can feel it as a fat shrimp in your mouth.

It was a bit sultry in May. We walked along the lake. Fortunately, some shade of trees covered the heat. The beautiful memories of the journey are not frozen by the beautiful scenery, but by the talking and laughing of a group of friends.

On the stage of the scenic area, beautiful sisters and brothers will also perform local folk dances and sing folk songs. Their gorgeous costumes immediately fill the color of the stage. They dance gently and their smiles reveal a charming look. Their performances are wonderful, and what is more worthwhile behind the songs and dances is to explore the stories of those outstanding people, soil, and historical figures in this area.

The osmanthus cakes bred by Guilin's mountains and rivers are exquisite, smooth and tender, and the sweetness is what I like. I won't feel tired even if I eat a few more pieces.