Scenic Tour from Yangshuo to Guilin, China

The sad truth is we had to depart the clean air country side of Yangshuo in Southern China after a few short days of great food, relaxation, and peace and quiet.  To wrap up Yangshuo is hard to do in words, so I have attached a fair amount of photos to the gallery below.  The photos paint the picture of the beautiful scenery.  I have no hesitation to say that Yangshuo, Guilin, China is one of the top five most scenic destinations.  My advice is go now before it turns into a complete tourist trap!  We already saw signs of new construction not far from out hotel, I hope it stays as beautiful and peaceful as we found it.

I did however manage to get the driver from the hotel (a Guilin native) to take us on some great stops along the way to the airport.  He was more than happy to since surely he knew that there was going to be a slight exchange of Yuan between us when all was said and done.  The driver took us to the 1000 year old Banyan tree, you are supposed to make a wish under it, not sure about all that but did anyway.  Hmmm, why am I not being massaged by the Nordic Olympic Swim Team on a 250 foot yacht in the Andaman Sea?  Stranger things have happened!

We stopped by some other small villages, and walked he took us right to bridges that were hundreds of years old to take in a history lesson and snap a few quick photos  Excellent local tour!

The photos are below, then just as we entered Guilin we went to one of his favorite restaurants. We consumed 5 different dishes (I forgot the camera in the car).  All outstanding, it was a first for me to eat large lettuce leaves with chopsticks.  There is no such thing as a knife and fork in these parts or anywhere in China for that matter!

What an outstanding few days, and thank you China Eastern for cutting my trip a day short due to your “air congestion”.   That may work on the locals, but western people don’t buy that excuse for a second!  So glad we sat in the Guilin airport with the same excuse for an additional 3 1/2 hours, thanks again, some of us actually had to work in the morning!

2 Responses to “Scenic Tour from Yangshuo to Guilin, China”

1. The Epicurean says:

   January 11, 2011 at 10:41 pm

   Where exectly is Yangshou and how do you get there- from
   where? Everything you ate sounds wonderful, but I would pass on the
   fish soup. Hard to eat anything staring at you, and hoping you have
   the same fate by getting a few of its bones stuck in your
   throat!

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   • Chef D says:

     January 12, 2011 at 12:51 am

     Yangzhou is in the south of China just outside Guilin. After traveling for so long seems America is last on the list for removing heads, bones, & animal organs…(which I have began to grow rather fond of) America is missing out…but after all the labor no wonder why things are 4x the price!

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