Guilin travel guide to the Li River Detailed Guide

This article gives you a detailed introduction to various information that you need to pay attention to when visiting Guilin Lijiang Scenic Area, including detailed strategies for scenic area transportation, ticket prices, and entertainment items. Friends who want to visit the Li River in Guilin must not miss it!

Guilin Lijiang Scenic Area Tour Guide: 1. Scenic Area Overview:

1. Attraction Introduction: Guilin Lijiang Scenic Area is the largest and most beautiful karst landscape tourist area in the world. . The scenic spot not only has the four unique features of "clear mountains, beautiful waters, strange caves, and beautiful rocks", but also has the "green islands, dangerous beaches, deep pools, and flying waterfalls". It is known as "A Hundred Miles of Lijiang River and a Hundred Miles of Gallery".

2. Ticket price: Free entrance to the gate, extra charge for cruise ship

3. Location: Lingchuan County, Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

4. Opening hours: 09:00~15:00

5. Recommended travel time: 1~2 days

6. Tourist attraction level: 2007 (5A) 2. History and culture:

1. Poetry: Poetry creation in the Lijiang River Basin has a long history and is numerous. There are more than 5,000 ancient poems scattered in historical records and stone carvings on the mountains in the Lijiang River Basin, with the largest number in the Tang, Song, Ming and Qing dynasties. Among them, poems praising Guilin's landscape account for a large proportion and are the most distinctive.

2. Lijiang Folk Songs: Folk songs on both sides of the Lijiang River have a long history and can be divided into labor songs, ceremonial songs, sacrificial songs and religious folk songs. They are "Flute Song" and "Folk Song" that are related to labor; "Dragon Boat Song", "Helang Song", "Filial Song", etc. that are related to folk customs; folk minor tunes include "Withered Pomegranate", " "October Gone with the Wind", "Bitter Ling Ling", "Ten Finger Tips", etc.

3. Lijiang Nuo Art: Traditional mass cultural activities are also very active among the people on both sides of the Li River. The most representative ones are Nuo art and folk songs. It is commonly known as "Tiao Shen" in the countryside, which originates from the ancient Nuo sacrifices. Nuo art activities are related to the sacrificial contents such as praying to gods, worshiping gods, and congratulating gods in folk activities such as repaying great wishes and celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival. Nuo art activities are usually held for three days and three nights. In the folk custom activity of repaying the great wish, one should dance through the 36 gods and 72 phases one by one. 3. Transportation in the scenic area

1. Mopanshan Pier:

There are no buses at Mopanshan Pier. You can only take a taxi or drive there, and the journey is about 60 kilometers.

2. Zhujiang Wharf:

Zhujiang Wharf is located in the southeast of Guilin City, about 32KM away from Guilin City. It is along the national first-class highway-Guimo Highway, and the driving distance is approximately You can arrive in 45 minutes.

3. Taxi:

The metered price of a taxi from the city to the pier is about 100 yuan.

4. Self-driving:

(1) South Railway Station (EMU Station) - Pier: The journey is about 27 kilometers and the driving time is about 45 minutes

(2) North Railway Station (motor train station) - Pier: the journey is about 35 kilometers, the journey takes about 1 hour

(3) West Railway Station (motor train station) - Pier: the journey is about 40 kilometers, the journey is about 1.5 hours 4. Ticket price:

Tickets at the gate of the Lijiang Scenic Area are free, but the cruise price is charged separately. The details are as follows:

The price of the star-rated cruise tour in the essence section of the Lijiang River:

1. Lijiang River The one-way trip of the three-star cruise ship in the essence section (Mopanshan Pier to Yangshuo Longtoushan Pier), the tour ticket is 215 yuan/person (including scenic spot tickets 54 yuan/person, cruise tickets 161 yuan/person)

2 , one-way four-star cruise on the Lijiang Essence Section (Zhujiang Pier to Yangshuo Shuidongmen Pier)

The tour ticket is 360 yuan/person (including scenic spot tickets 54 yuan/person and cruise tickets 306 yuan/person) )

Fare description: Lunch fees are not included in the fare for three-star cruise ships. Visitors can choose whether to purchase the following lunch separately; four-star cruise ships will give you a free lunch (Chinese and Western buffet).

Cruise ticket discount:

(1) Each adult tourist can bring two persons who are not more than 6 years old or not more than 1.2 meters in height and do not occupy seats (berths) Minors ride for free on the boat.

(2) When each adult brings more than two minors who meet the age or height requirements for free boating. Minors who are over 6 years old but not over 14 years old or whose height is over 1.2 meters but not over 1.5 meters will be given half-price cruise tickets.

The following fees are not included in the tour fare:

(1) Transportation fees to the pier are not included.

(2) Does not include transportation costs for tourists returning to Guilin after arriving in Yangshuo.

(3) Does not include tickets for other scenic spots along the river and Yangshuo.

(4) Does not include the cost of additional items that tourists choose in addition to the standard services on the cruise ship. 5. Cruise ship service

Types of cruise ships:

(1) Three-star cruise ship - comfortable sightseeing cruise ship:

Three-star cruise ship has double decks In terms of passenger cabin, the first floor is an ordinary cabin (third class), the per capita area of ??the passenger cabin is not less than 1.4_, the second floor is equipped with a business cabin (second class), and the ship is equipped with a double-decker promenade deck with a wide view of the deck.

(2) Four-star cruise ship - business sightseeing cruise ship:

The four-star cruise ship has a double-decker cabin, with a business cabin (second class) on the first floor and a tourist cabin on the first floor. The per capita area in the cabin is not less than 1.8_; the second floor is the deluxe business cabin (first class), and the ship is equipped with a double-decker promenade. The interior decoration of the cabin is beautiful and elegant, reflecting cultural connotation or national characteristics, and is decorated with flowers and green plants.

(3) Five-star cruise ship (under construction):

Five-star cruise ship is a luxury business cruise ship with high comfort, high beauty, high configuration and humanized service as its standards . 6. Panoramic tour of the scenic spot

Luoshi Mountain:

Luoshi Mountain is on the west bank of the Lijiang River. The texture of the stone mountain spirals upward from the bottom to the top. The whole mountain resembles a big green mountain. screw. There is Luosi Rock at the foot of the mountain, and the mouth of the river is open and bright. Tengjiao Temple was built in the Ming Dynasty, consisting of Sanbao Hall and Kuixing Tower, and was rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty. The incense burner stone in front of the cave has a cool shape. There are three snail stones in the cave, one as white as snow, one as green as jade, and one as black as paint. There are cliff inscriptions inside the rock, recording the origin of the rock and the nearby scenery.

Xingping:

Xingping Town is located in the northeast of Yangshuo County, Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on both sides of the upper reaches of the Li River, 25 kilometers away from the county. The Lijiang River flows through Xingping, forming an "S"-shaped river bend, which is where the scenery of the Lijiang River gathers. The mountains and rivers are interdependent, and the scenic spots are densely packed, which are both strange, dangerous, beautiful, beautiful and interesting.

Reflection of Yellow Cloth:

In the south of Hua Mountain, there is a yellow rock, several feet wide, like a piece of yellow cloth spread on the bottom of the river. It is named Huangbu because of the name of the beach. Huangbutan. In 2000, the People's Bank of China issued the fifth set of RMB. The scenery of the Li River on the back of the 20-yuan note is the reflection of yellow cloth.

Jiuma Painting Mountain:

Jiuma Painting Mountain is located 4 kilometers northwest of Xingping Town. It is more than 400 meters high and 200 meters wide. It stands near the river, with carved stone walls and colorful walls. , looking from afar like a huge painting screen. It has five connected peaks. On the stone wall near the river, there are various colors of green, yellow and white, with alternating shades and patterns, like a picture of a divine horse. Because of its name, Nine Horse Painting Mountain, it is called Painting Mountain for short.

Law:

Law is located on the shore of the Li River 35 kilometers southeast of Guilin City, adjacent to Lingchuan Chaotian Township in the east and Daxu Town in the north. It covers an area of ??32 square kilometers, with Stone Mountain accounting for 3/3. 4. The 83-kilometer Lijiang River runs from Guilin to Yangshuo in the south, and flows through here for a full 10 kilometers. The river is winding, with strange peaks on both sides, green mountains floating on the water, and river trees reflecting green.

Banbiandu:

On the west bank of the Lijiang River, about 43 kilometers away from Guilin City, there is a 400-meter-high Dutou Mountain standing on the riverside. The cliff intercepts the south-flowing river water, causing turbulence. of waves. There are two villages on both sides of the mountain; Guanyan Village and Taoyuan Village, which are blocked by the mountains and rely on ferry transportation. The ferry between these two villages is different from the half ferry from one bank to the other bank, so it is called half ferry. 7. Performance items

Dream Lijiang

"Dream Lijiang" uses a large-scale landscape panoramic performance that perfectly combines acrobatics and ballet, showing the theme of Lijiang's landscape cultivation and humanistic style, and providing a perfect backdrop for the mountains and rivers. The beautiful Guilin has added new cultural content. In recent years, a new version of the play has been launched, and the audience can see more powerful sensory effects under the influence of high technology, as well as a higher level of perfect integration of ballet and acrobatics.

Dragon's Back Soul

The performance of "Dragon's Back Soul" uses modern first-class lighting and stage beauty to integrate ethnic minority songs, ethnic dances and real scenes of ethnic minority life, recreating the dragon's backbone. The simple and magnificent scene of the Longji terraces shows the Longji spirit and character of the Longji terraces created by ethnic minorities with their own hands and passed down from generation to generation.

Among the performances, you can see the "Dong Song", which won the "Golden Autumn Art Gold Award" and the "World National Vocal Music Award", the "Hong Yao Long Hair", which was known as "the longest hair among the Guinness groups in the world", and won the International Acrobatics Award. The "Silk Hanging" won the gold medal, and the "National Shoulder Ballet" won the highest acrobatics award in the world - "Gold Medal of the Monte Carlo International Circus Festival". 8. Travel Guide

(1) Route Recommendation

You can choose three ways to visit the Li River:

1. Cruise:

(1) The upper and lower reaches of the Yangshuo River on the Li River (tour route: Yangshuo → Puyi) Ticket price: full ticket 160 yuan; half ticket 80 yuan. Starting from Yangshuo Shuidongmen Port to Puyi and back, the total tour time is about 3 hours. Tourist attractions along the way include: Bilian Peak, Scholar Kanbang, Shutong Mountain, etc.

(2) Lijiang Essence Tour, tour route: a tour of about 60 kilometers from Guilin Mopanshan Pier or Zhujiang Pier to Yangshuo. It is a high-quality water tour route created by Guilin Lijiang Scenic Area. Cruise ship The sailing takes about 4 hours, and the scenic spots along the way include: Huangniu Gorge, Banbiandu, Yangdi Scenery, Langshi Range Rover, Jiuma Painting Mountain, Xingping, Huangbu Reflection, Luosi Mountain, etc.

(3) Upstream and downstream of Guilin City on the Li River, tour route: Longchuanping → Mulong Cave; ticket price: full ticket 65 yuan; half ticket: 33 yuan.

Advantages: The ship has a relatively large space, so you can move around freely. You can take photos freely on the second and third decks when entering, and when you exit, you can eat snacks, fruit, melon seeds and chat in the air-conditioned cabin. There is no limit on the number of people, either one person or three, five, seven or eight people can be together.

Disadvantages: It takes too long, more than 4 hours in total.

2. Bamboo raft:

The Lijiang Bamboo Raft has 4 piers including lawn (Guanyan Pier), Yangdi Pier, Jiumahuashan Pier, Xingping Chaobanshan Pier , Generally, bamboo rafts on the Lijiang River are also divided into two types, one is the whole river bamboo raft, that is, the entire section of 5A, from Cao Cao Pier (Guanyan Pier) to Xingping Chaobanshan Pier, and the other is half-river bamboo raft, Yangdi-Xingping section ; There are four people per raft (adults, each raft can have up to two children under 1.3 meters free of charge), but there are also boats at the foot of Jiu Ma Hua Mountain. Visitors must pay attention to the boarding and disembarkation pier.

Advantages: You can get closer to the water, and the tour time is within 2 hours. The most important thing is to visit the Yangdi to Xingping section. The price is cheaper than the larger boat tickets.

Disadvantages: It must be 4 people per bamboo raft. If there are not enough people, you have to buy an empty seat or join others. You have to wear a life jacket during the whole journey, which will not look good when taking pictures.

3. Hiking route:

Hiking on the Li River is relatively flexible and generally takes two or three days. (Tour route: Daxu Ancient Town → Gudong Waterfall → Li River Scenic Area Lawn → Li River Crown Rock→Banbiandu→Yangdi→Langshi Village→Jiajiawan→Laocuntou→Xianggong Mountain→Lengshui Ferry→Jiumahua Mountain→Xingping Ancient Town) The starting point for hiking the Li River can be Daxu Ancient Town, Guanyan, Yangdi, or It is Xingping. It is recommended to start from Yangdi and go down the river. If you are tired from hiking, you can also take a Lijiang bamboo raft to swim along the Lijiang River.

(2) Food recommendations:

1. Yangshuo Beer Fish

Yangshuo Beer Fish, the fish meat is spicy and delicious, without any fishy smell of the fish itself, beer The aroma combined with the unique taste of Lijiang fish makes people feel very delicious. The water of Lijiang River is clear and the fish raised are fat and delicious.

2. Guilin Shiba Niang

Guilin Shiba Niang can be said to be the most famous specialty food in Guilin. As the name suggests, there are eighteen kinds of special stuffed vegetables. The so-called "stuffed vegetables" are a unique local cooking method in Guilin. The meat fillings are marinated with seasonings in advance to make the meat fillings more flavorful, and then the meat fillings are marinated. Wrap vegetables and steam them together, and when they are cooked, they become what is called "stuffed".

3. Guilin snails

The beautiful Li River is also rich in products. One of them is the plump snails that abound in the rice fields nourished by the water of the Li River. The biggest feature of Guilin's field snails is their large fleshy flesh and delicious taste. When making the field snails, they are paired with Guilin's local sour chili peppers, and then stir-fried with onions, ginger, Sanhua wine and other ingredients to remove the fishy smell of the field snails. Eat it in Guilin When eating snails, open the top cover of the snails and suck the meat in with your mouth. After eating the snails, drink the snail soup. The taste is spicy and fresh, which is particularly appetizing. 9. Practical routes

Service facilities

Parking lot: Mopanshan Wharf parking lot reference price: ￥15/time; address: Mopanshan Wharf; storage space: 300; car can enter once 7 yuan, 20 yuan for one day's parking, 15 yuan for one bus trip, 40 yuan for one day's parking.

Bathrooms: There are restrooms at the scenic pier, and there are signs near the tourist service center.

Service complaints:

Scenic spot consultation hotline: 0773-8996303

Scenic spot complaint hotline: 0773-8996573

Scenic spot rescue hotline: 12395 (Waters); 0773-8996672 (Land)

Travel Tips

(1) The scenic spots in Guilin are too scattered. It is recommended not to travel by car and play by yourself. Playing by yourself is not only a waste of time, And during the peak season, parking spaces are more expensive than gas.

(2) There is a big temperature difference between morning and evening in the scenic area, so you should prepare clothes in advance and it is best to wear sports shoes.

(3) During the dry season (November to March of the following year), depending on the water level, the location of the pier will change, and the tour route will also change.

(4) If the water level of the Lijiang River rises, it is recommended not to swim on bamboo rafts, but to take a big boat. Safety is the most important thing.

(5) Make a rough itinerary before departure, because it is easy to book a hotel, otherwise you will not know where to stay. Especially in peak season, there will be no room if you make a last-minute reservation because there are so many people.