Tour Code: GL05
- Yangshuo Bicycle Routes
Route 3Yangshuo - Fuli - Che Lang Hill - Xing Ping - the Stone City - Pu Tao - Yangshuo
This trip needs about 2 days and will be a little bit hard, especially from Xing Ping to Pu Tao part, and it requires the cyclists have very good physical condition and must be experienced with cycling. The single distance is about 60km.
Pupils are on the way back homeStart from Yangshuo in the morning, and we suggest you take a detailed map with you. Reach Yangshuo Bridge after 10 minutes cycling along Guanlian Road, the Shutong Mountain on your right hand is one of the classical scenic sports in Yangshuo. About 30 minutes later after you pass the tunnel, Fuli old town in front of you is waiting for your exploration, where you can visit the old buildings and several workshops of making fans. It is said that every family can doing painting and lots of Chinese famous artists are from Fuli.
Go out of the town and turn left, you may find the road to Xing Ping. After 20 minutes cycling, you can visit the Che Lang Hill, continue your journey about 3 hours by passing Gu Feng Kiosk and the West Hill, you will arrive at Xing Ping old town. Visit this ancient and beautiful town and stay overnight here at a hostel or a homestay. There are a few small restaurants available for visitors near the dock, and you may have a try there.
The old mountain fastness is the best place to appreciate the beauty of Xing Ping, and one of the Chinese artists complimented Xing Ping is the most beautiful place in Yangshuo. It may need about half an hour to climb to the top of the mountain and this is the best to view the sunrise. Or, you may take your bicycle about 500 meters by passing Xing Ping Bridge to visit the scenery at Chaobanshanfang, there are lots of local people swim here in hot summer.
Cycling in YangshuoIn the second day's morning, after visiting the sunrise in Xing Ping, take the bamboo raft to the other side of the river, where the Dahebei Village locates, take bicycle about 20 minutes along the narrow path within the village to reach LuoShi Yan (this is a old path built in Qing Dynasty), then pass Dalingzhou, you need to push your bicycle about 1km to the mountain to HuangNi Tian, the roads here are almost muddy and after about one hour, you may reach Dalingtou Village, the nearby Hebao Mountain at the height of 200 meters is a good place to visit the sightseeing here. Climb to the top of this mountain, you can visit the essence of the Li River here.
Continue your journey about 2 hours along the farm road to the Stone City, then head about 7km to Pu Tao, which may take you more than 1 hour with poor road condition. The scenery is very good when you cycling down from the mountain, with cole flowers in spring and golden rice field in autumn.
You may find the road when you are in Pu Tao, pass the Xanadu, Wulidian and Baisha, you can back to Yangshuo.
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Questions & Reviews
1.
Aug. 18,2009 15:40 Reply
Mr.Murray(canada) said:
If we arrive in Guilin on the train from Changsha around 2 in the afternoon would there still be a Li River cruise that would get us to Yangshou?
We are staying 5 km outside Yangshou at The Giggling Tree.
How early does it get dark in Yangshou area Oct. 24?
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Feb. 15,2008 17:10 Reply
Ms.Maggie Lu(China) said:
Bear and Tiger Village in Guilin -- recommended
On the way from Guilin airport to downtown city, there is a Bear and Tiger Village. It hosts more than 300 tigers, 400 bears, 100 lions and some leopards, snakes, monkeys and birds. There are also some animal performances during the visiting time (8:30-17:30). Entrance fee: Y80 per person, 1-1.4 m at half price, while <1 m free of charge.
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Nov. 2,2007 15:23 Reply
Ms.Julia Smore(Australia) said:
"Guilin Shan Shui Jia Tian Xia" means that Guilin is considered one of the most beautiful places in China. It turly is worth of your visit.
Guilin is not a big city and the economy is not as developped as Beijing and Shanghai. When traveling in Guilin, bring enough cash with you, for you will found the credit card is often out of work.
If your digestive system is not very well, resist the lure of the food on the street. I read from the website that to eat some garlics or drink a little bit vinegar before dinner can prevent from the unacclimatization.
Now that you are in Guilin, you must go to Yangshuo, as Guilin is considered on the most beautiful places in China, while Yangshuo boasts the title of "Little Guilin".
The best way to visit Yangshuo is cycling. If you like, you can stop for a family visit and have a taste of the peasant family meal on the way.
The West Street in Yangshuo is a vey good place for shopping at daytime while paradise for entertainment at night.
In a word, Guilin deserves its good reputation!