Route 1Yangshuo - Big Banyan - the Moon Hill - The Moon Hill Village - Jianshan Temple - Yan Village - Tian Jia River - YangShuo

 
This is a classical bicycle route with both highroad and path in countryside with 20km in total and is rather moderate. Starting from Yangshuo and head for 20 minutes along the road to Lipu to GongNong Bridge, get off your bike and visit the scenery on the both sides, one is called Camel Cross the River, the other side is the convergence of YuLong River and JinBao River, which are more than the eye could take in.(D)

Bicycle trip in Yangshuo

Continue your cycling for about 500 meters, you can see the Big Banyan with the admission fee is CNY18.00 if you want to visit it in short distance. 1km in front of the Big Banyan, locates the Moon Hill, turn right and then you can arrive at the Moon Hill Village, where has many local restaurant and you can take a break and lunch there. This village is also the best location to overlook the Moon Hill.

After lunch, you may back to the highroad again, cycling along the path in front of Jianshan Temple and pass a stone arch bridge to reach Yan Village. There is a small stall at the entrance of the village, where you can buy bottled water and have a short rest there. Continue to Tianjia River, you may leave your bike at the side of the road, and to visit the scenery at the dam of the river. The sunset here is really charming and benign with soft water and the groups of cattle passing by slowly.
 
Move slowly to Aishan and then you may find the highroad again to Yangshuo.

Route 2Yangshuo - Gongnong Bridge - the Riverside Villa - Yangshuo Sheng Di - Tong Men Yan - Feng Lou Village - the Moon Hill - the Big Banyan - Yangshuo

 
This tour is really relaxed and moderate with the 20km in total, basically it encircles the Big Banyan Tree. Take your bicycle to Gongnong Bridge and turn right, you can find the Riverside Villa, which is a small hostel and is rebuilt from a old Pumping Station. Yulong River is just in front of the villa. Many bamboo rafts lying on the river waiting for your exploration to the deep side views of the YuLong River. Considering your safe, we do not suggest you take bamboo rafts, but the local people provides simple tables on the river side, and you may sit down to have a cup of tea, meanwhile visit the scenery and have a short break here.

Rural Yangshuo

Cycling along the right side of the river and passing by many bamboo forests to reach Yangshuo Sheng Di, have lunch there, then take bamboo raft to cross the river (you may also walk to the other side in the period of low water level), then proceed by bicycle about 1km, you can reach TongMen Yan where you can see lot of sportclimber from throughout of the world.

Then turn left and take your bicycle for about 500meter, you may arrive at the Fenglou village behind the Moon Hill. And after that, you can come back to Yangshuo County along the highroad.

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