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10 daysCities & sights
Guilin & Yangshuo
Karst peaks, bamboo rafts and countryside lanes along the Li River.
RegionGuangxi
Best timeApril – October
Suggested stay3 – 4 days
By airGuilin Liangjiang International Airport
By railGuilin North and Yangshuo high-speed stations
China’s classic landscape
The limestone peaks along the Li River between Guilin and Yangshuo are the scenery of Chinese landscape painting. The view at Xingping even appears on the 20-yuan note.
Spend a day on the river, then slow down in Yangshuo: cycle the Ten-Mile Gallery, drift down the Yulong River on a bamboo raft and watch the sunset from the fields.
Yangshuo countryside
Top sights
Ten-Mile Gallery
A flat cycling road between karst peaks and rice fields.
Yulong River
A quiet river drifted on bamboo rafts, with peaks reflected in the water.
Detian Waterfall
A wide cross-border waterfall in western Guangxi, reached by bamboo raft.
When to go
Green fields and misty peaks, with some rain.
Hot and lush, with the fullest river.
Settled weather and golden rice fields.
Cool and quiet; the river can run low.
