Guilin Travel Notes: Ancient Rhyme in Guilin Landscape Paintings

Guilin is no stranger to me. I grew up listening to the phrase "Guilin's landscape is the best in the world" when I was a child. Over time, there is a saying that "Yangshuo's landscape is the best in the world". I remember when I was very young, my parents and I visited this beautiful scenery from Guilin to Yangshuo. At that time, I was ignorant, but the winding mountains and rivers, like a picture scroll, were drawn all the way.

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As a famous overseas tourist city, Guilin enjoys convenient transportation at home and abroad. Guilin Liangjiang International Airport has all-weather flights from all over the world and overseas, which is suitable for small partners who pursue tourism efficiency. Partners who pursue cost performance can choose to travel by train. There is no subway in Guilin's internal transportation, and it is usually by taxi, bus and scenic shuttle bus when going out. For convenience, you can choose to rent a car and drive by car. Driving is a good choice. Of course, if you are not familiar with the road conditions, you can choose to rent a car to play. It takes about an hour to drive from Guilin to Yangshuo. We drove to Yangshuo, and the road conditions were not very good. Because of the highway reconstruction, it is impossible to drive at high speed, so the average speed switches between 60 yards and 80 yards. When the bus was about to drive to Yangshuo, the scenery along the way began to become different. The distant scene is not an open road, but an endless mountain peak. The peaks are rugged and beautiful, as if these peaks are like screens in front of the road.

About the weather, itinerary

Guilin is a tourist season all year round, and there is a saying that "there is little snow in three winters, and flowers always bloom in four seasons". Of course, April to 10 is the best tourist season, and I just caught up with the hottest August. Going out every day can be described as sweaty and cool at night. Don't forget the sun and mosquitoes, fairies. After all, there are many mountains and trees, and mosquitoes can be said to love to eat "fresh meat". It is worth noting that Guilin is rainy in summer and sunny in the morning. Dark clouds began to gather at noon, and it began to rain wildly in the afternoon. This day becomes faster than a child's face changing. The following is our itinerary, because we are all office workers and there is not enough time. Spending four days on weekends is the limit. If you don't catch up with your friends, you can stay in Guilin for a while. D 1: Yangshuo West Street-Yitian West Street D2: Tour Lijiang River Essence-Julongtan D3: Guilin Ancient Scenic Area D4: Yuping Mountain-Xingping Ancient Town

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The more beautiful the streets are at night.

It is already night to drive to Yangshuo, and then drive directly to the most famous street in Yangshuo for dinner. "West Street" is a foreigner street full of western colors. It is a face that represents Yangshuo's personality. Because of the existence of West Street, the whole Yangshuo is filled with infinite warmth, and everyone who has been to West Street in Yangshuo feels at home. As the first foreigner's street in China, the largest "foreign language corner", the veritable "global village" and "West Street" have caused the cloning of many tourist cities and scenic spots in China. Shiban Road, houses in northern Guangxi, bars, restaurants, hotels, folk artists, tourist souvenirs, rock climbing bars, various tourists and so on. "West Street" has everything.

The decoration styles of bars, restaurants, internet cafes and handicraft shops here are mostly a combination of Chinese and western styles, with foreign language signs. Waiters in handicraft shops, restaurants and bars, ordinary residents and even old ladies selling fruits on the street can speak fluent English, which makes West Street full of exotic atmosphere. In every corner of West Street, you will often see groups of tourists with different skin colors sitting around the street drinking beer, coffee, playing and chatting, as well as Chinese mothers and fathers from western European countries who are not restricted by local family planning, leading mixed-race children to play in the street.

Speaking of Guangxi cuisine, I think many people's first impressions are snail powder and Guilin rice noodles. However, there are more than two kinds of food in Guangxi. Beer fish is a famous local specialty in Yangshuo. The beer fish in Yangshuo is made of fresh big fish from Lijiang River in Yangshuo, fried with raw tea and stewed with Liquan beer produced in Guilin. It has a unique crisp and tender taste.

Be sure to try the beer fish in Yangshuo. The fish is spicy and delicious, without any fishy smell. The smell of beer and fish can greatly increase people's appetite. This yangshuo beer fish is fragrant outside and tender inside, with thick skin and thick juice. If you don't eat, you won't forget. There are many beer fish shops in the streets and alleys of Yangshuo. Which one is delicious? A local friend in Yangshuo told me that if I want to eat original beer fish, I should go to Xie Jie or the chef. Those who like spicy beer fish can go to Xie Jie, and those who like creativity can go to Liu Jie.

I like spicy food, so I choose Xie Sanjie. Three and a half pounds of fish are put in a big pot, and two people eat it when they are full. The weight is really too big. Osmanthus fragrans is the flower of Guilin and also the osmanthus fragrans in Guilin. You can smell osmanthus everywhere. Therefore, Osmanthus Jelly in Guilin is also quite famous. How can you miss Osmanthus Jelly when you come here? The crystal-clear Osmanthus Jelly, with the fragrance of osmanthus, and the chilled entrance to Osmanthus Jelly are soft and sweet, which makes people want to stop.

The Sister Street of West Street-Yitian West Street

The style of Yitian West Street in Yangshuo continues the small blue tiles, sloping roofs, white walls, hanging balconies and slate streets in northern Guangxi, and the antique style continues to this day. Based on the design concept of Guilin's four beautiful mountains, water, caves and stones, five architectural groups with different styles are built, which connect Yangshuo West Street and are different from Yangshuo West Street.

In Yitian West Street, there is a "Yangshuo Home-made Shop" that sells articles with Guangxi minority elements, such as Guangxi bronze drum decoration, mobile phone cases with Zhuang brocade patterns, Zhuang embroidery paintings, Miao Yin and so on.

"Yangshuo Homemade" is like a miniature version of Guangxi Folk Museum. Every ornament of ethnic minorities is exquisite enough for people to put it down. Here, you can buy national costumes, headdresses, earrings, necklaces, bracelets and so on. It can be worn or used as a collection. A pair of Miao silver earrings has always made me deeply like it. Smooth handmade phoenix is lifelike, so you can buy it if you like.

On Yitian West Street, which is full of literary flavor, there is a city of the sky-the online celebrity bookstore of cats. A bookstore warms a city. Cat City is not like a post office, but sends letters and postcards. It's not like a coffee shop, but it sells coffee. This is a fashion and a mix. Its most famous selling point is "teleporting to the future". You can put greeting cards and love letters sent to yourself or your relatives and friends in mailboxes of different years or dates. On that day, the clerk will take it out for you.

Everyone has a "city of the sky" in his heart. Every time some people look up at the sky, they can only see its shadow cast by thick clouds. More people can't remember the last time they looked up at the sky.

Boating in the beautiful scenery of Lijiang River

Guilin is smart and beautiful. When I come to Guilin, I naturally want to visit the Lijiang River. There are generally two ways to travel the Lijiang River, one is to take a cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo, and the other is to visit the essence of the Lijiang River, that is, the "Nine Horses Painting Mountain" on the back of 20 yuan to the end of the Yangshuo section of the Lijiang River.

To see the essence of the Lijiang River, you can come to Di Yang and pack a bamboo raft. You can visit the beautiful picture of the Lijiang River. While rowing the raft, Uncle Zhu explained to us what this mountain thinks and what that mountain looks like. When we arrived at the famous scenic spot of Lijiang River-"Nine Horses Painting Mountain", Uncle Bamboo Raft told us that it was popular in the old days. If anyone can see that eight horses on the mountain are the second and nine horses are the first. We have been counting horses.

The end of drifting is the pattern on the back of RMB 20. Many people will take out 20 yuan to compare photos here. After I arrived here, I joined this huge shooting team.

On the edge of Lijiang River, I can pretend to be a sister of ethnic minorities, take photos with Lijiang River in this bay, put on red Miao costumes, curl my hair, put on headdress and neck ornaments, and listen to "chanting". The sweet sound of silver ornaments makes me feel completely integrated into the beautiful volume of Guilin landscape.

There is also a grandfather cormorant by the Lijiang River. Grandpa paddles a bamboo raft every day and takes two cormorants to set up a stall by the Lijiang River. Take a picture with grandpa's cormorant for only three yuan. Grandpa will help carry the cormorant's shoulder pole on his shoulder, and then he can click to take pictures.

Grandpa's props are still very complete. If no tourists wear hats to take photos with cormorants, grandpa will help them put on hats, which will make people more in tune with this simple scenery.

Guilin is not only a landscape, but also a cave.

There are several caves in Guilin and Yangshuo, such as Yinziyan, Qixingyan, Julongtan and Julongtan. Not far from the end of Yangshuo section of Lijiang River, it is the only cave with both land and water tours, which is different from previous cave experiences. So, after swimming the Lijiang River, we will go to Julongtan inside. The ticket price at the ticket office is 90 yuan. Online booking only requires 35 yuan, but you must make a reservation 2 hours in advance. Remember to visit your friends!

After entering, I found that I could only take a boat tour less than a quarter of the way. I am a little disappointed, but the stone buds, flowers, stalactites, cave beads and waterfalls in the cave are all bright colors under the light, which is quite a bit like a trip to the Western Crystal Palace. I won't be disappointed, but it's worth coming. I still have to remind you. Remember to book tickets online in advance!

Ancient charm, fancy Song Cheng

Last year, I went to the ancient scenic spots in Sanya and Lijiang. As a native of Guangxi, there are ancient scenic spots in my hometown, so I must go and see them. Before I arrived at the park, I saw Sanjie Liu's head standing at the gate in the distance. This statue is as quiet as in the movie. The scenic spot has been playing Guangxi's unique folk song "Folk Songs Like Riverside Water", which makes people feel the rich ethnic customs of Guangxi as soon as they enter the door.

Guilin ancient scenic spot is like Tao Yuanming's Peach Blossom Garden. In Yangshuo village here, the Guilin Chili sauce made by Auntie's pickles shop is fragrant all over the alley. In my sister's embroidery workshop, there are Zhuang embroidery ornaments unique to Guangxi, and each needle is embroidered with beautiful flower patterns. Dad's toy store has all kinds of gadgets that children like.

This street is full of wonderful fun, and the upside-down house makes us play in it for a long time. The haunted house is a unique experience point in ancient love scenic spots. Five people entered it in groups, and my little sister I didn't know pulled my backpack all the way. My sister's screams echoed in the haunted house. The haunted house in Guilin is a little scarier than that in Lijiang.

The flash of ancient love always makes us look forward to it. You can get in close contact with actors, revel in this world of ethnic customs, drink Guilin Sanhua wine and watch colorful buildings throw hydrangeas, all of which are full of Guangxi ethnic colors.

While watching the hydrangea throwing, it suddenly began to rain heavily, but the actors of Guilin Ancient Love braved the heavy rain to perform for everyone. They were not affected by the rainstorm at all, and the performance was still wonderful and the applause continued.

The ancient love performance is known as a must-see performance in life. The ancient love show in Guilin vividly shows the love story between Caixian and General Fu Bo. Qin Jun's feat of digging the spiritual canal is inspiring. Liu Jie's folk songs echoed here, and her love story with Niu Ge circulated here. Touching folk songs, gorgeous dance beauty, exquisite costumes and makeup, Guilin's ancient love performance vividly shows the essence of Guangxi's ethnic minorities.

Fu Bo and Diecai Mountain on the Lijiang River add many colors to the Lijiang River. It is said that these two mountains are the incarnations of General Fu Bo and Diecaixian. General Fu Bo and Diecaixian came to earth from heaven and were attracted by the beautiful scenery of Lijiang River. They stay here and live with the local people.

One day, the dragon caught Diecaixian and the local people and threatened General Fu Bo to hand over the artifact. In order to protect the local people and Diecai Xian, General Fu Bo destroyed his magic and died with the dragon, finally becoming a Diecai Xian standing on the banks of Lijiang River. She also followed General Fu Bo as Diecai Mountain, and reflected the Lijiang River in this bay together with Fubo Mountain, and never separated. This is the beautiful legend of Fu Bo and Diecai Mountain.

After the Qin Dynasty merged with the six countries, Qin Shihuang invaded Baiyue in order to open up Lingnan and unify China. Due to the resistance of local ethnic groups, he could not enter the customs for three years, and his salary was difficult to distribute. Qin Shihuang ordered Yushilu to be in charge of military supplies and supervised soldiers and civilian workers to build artificial canals between Xiangjiang River and Lijiang River in Xing 'an to transport food and expenses. Lingqu is completely hand-made, and the conditions are hard and hard. Qin Jun soldiers who built the Lingqu couldn't help crying because of their acclimatization, hard work, illness and death.

The soldiers who built the Lingqu grew up from snacks and wheat flour. Fighting in the south and fighting in the north, they are not acclimatized, and homesickness makes them miserable. In a tough environment, what the soldiers crave most is to eat another bowl of noodles from their hometown. Rice is produced in the south, where can there be noodles? Qin Ying, the eldest sister-in-law, racked her brains and borrowed the principle of instant noodles in northwest China. First, she soaked rice, ground it into rice paste, drained the water and kneaded it into dough. Then steam the dough until it is half cooked, put it in a mortar for a while, and finally squeeze out the vermicelli by manpower and put it directly into a boiling pot for cooking. Finally, gluten rice flour is made. The soldiers tasted it and burst into tears in an instant, lamenting that this is the taste of hometown! And this is also the prestigious Guilin rice noodles.

After several years of cold and summer, the successful excavation of Lingqu has made Guilin an important town in Nantong sea area and north of the Central Plains, promoted the integration of Central Plains culture and Lingnan culture, and accelerated the unification of China. Today, the Lijiang River, which has been flowing for more than 2,000 years, still moistens the land of Lingnan with its sweet and clear water. In this splendid land of Guangxi, there are Han, Zhuang, Yao, Miao, Dong, Jing and Hui nationalities. The total population of ethnic minorities ranks first in the country. Zhuang songs, Yao dances, Miao festivals and Dong architecture make this beautiful land more colorful.

Sister Liu is a Zhuang figure in folklore and a singer in ancient folklore. She is clever and witty, beautiful and moving, and has the reputation of "singing fairy". People love Sister Liu very much, and there are many stories and records about her, especially on March 3 every year as a festival to commemorate her. Liu Jie's folk songs were sung by everyone, and the love story of Liu Jie and Brother Niu was yearned for by everyone.

Folk songs are like running water by the river, and Guilin's ancient love performance is like a clever picture scroll, which combines local myths and historical events in Guangxi and dances with beautiful folk songs. These beautiful stories will be passed down beautifully in this land of Guangxi forever.

Guilin is the best in the world, and Yangshuo is the best in the world. Yangshuo not only has beautiful scenery, but now the completion of Guilin ancient scenic spot shows the national customs with Guangxi characteristics, adding more elegance to the beautiful Yangshuo. After watching the performance of Ancient Love that day, it was still raining, and many interesting flash shows could not be performed, so we had to reluctantly leave Guilin Ancient Love Scenic Area. This is the regret of this trip to Yangshuo. We will definitely come to Guilin Ancient Love Scenic Area next time to watch this beautiful and moving performance and feel the flash show that belongs to Guangxi's unique customs.

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Try to climb to the top of the mountain: it dwarfs all the peaks under our feet.

Another way for Yangshuo to appreciate the Lijiang River is to climb up and look down. From this angle, you can see the panoramic view of the river bend. Damian Mountain and Laojieshan are popular places to see the Lijiang River. About Yuping Mountain, we also heard its name for the first time. It is also a coincidence that we live in the homestay next door. Before we went up the mountain to see the river, the owner of this homestay told us the direction.

There are many mosquitoes in the mountains, so be sure to wear long-sleeved trousers, mosquito spray and oin.

I don't like climbing mountains. I always say I don't want to climb next time. But every time I climb to the top of the mountain and see the scenery in front of me, I feel that the hardships along the way are worth it. Guilin's beautiful mountains and waters let us climb to the top of the mountain to appreciate her silent beauty.

Beauty of ancient town

Xingping ancient town is known as a pearl on the Lijiang River. The picture on the back of RMB 20 is in Xingping. Most ancient buildings with various brick structures are well preserved. The most complete preservation belongs to the ancient stage, with unique architectural style, exquisite craftsmanship, exquisite design, elegance and solemnity, smooth woodworking skills and high cultural relics value. Lion dance, dragon dance and singing opera are the traditional cultural activity centers of Xingping ancient town, performing Guangxi opera, Beijing opera, colorful tunes and folk songs.

Xingping ancient town existed as early as the Three Kingdoms period and was also under the jurisdiction of Yangshuo. The stone hutong with powder fog and depression is a portrayal of Xingping. Now the ancient town is small in scale, with a smooth old Qingshi Road, and the streets are lined with Tang and Song stage, Ming and Qing architecture, Xiping county ruins and temple ruins. The outline of the old city wall is still clear, and fragments of ancient brick and tile ceramics can be seen everywhere. It's just a bustling county where people come and go, showing a quiet atmosphere of faint green hills and a few huts.

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Wake up in the smell of mango.

I planted a mango villa in Yangshuo a long time ago, and I like European retro decoration style, like a castle in a fairy tale, completely like a princess's fairy tale residence. You are going to pull weeds in Yangshuo this time, so you have to live here.

Wake up in the sweetness of mango and sit at the sunny table for breakfast. You can stay in a room full of old literature for a day. This is the slow life of Yangshuo and Mango Shu Mei.

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Embrace and spoil by green mountains and green waters

Away from the noise of West Street, surrounded by green hills and trees. Open the curtains and you can see the beautiful scenery of Guilin. This is-Xueshiling Riverside Hotel, a comfortable and secluded place in Yangshuo. The Shiling Riverside Hotel is near Yuping Mountain. There are more foreigners living here than people in China. Most of them like the beautiful mountains and water here. They like to soak in the swimming pool or ride bikes in the green hills every day.

In the hot summer, soak in the cool swimming pool, swim in the glass boat and enjoy the floating breakfast in the cool swimming pool. In addition, because BB is close to Yuping Mountain, BB also provides Yuping Mountain sunset dinner. Think about it. On Yuping Mountain, it is really a beautiful thing to watch the green and jade-like Lijiang River winding by and then look at the sunset on the horizon. But remember, floating breakfast and sunset dinner should be booked in advance.

Farewell, this lovely scenery

As the saying goes: Guilin's landscape is the best in the world, and Yangshuo's landscape is the best in the world. Yangshuo enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad. There are many people in Xidu Street all year round. It is as beautiful as an ink painting and has an eternal feeling that I can't forget. Four days is too short to leave this beautiful scenery. Yangshuo, wait for me to come again next time, ok?