Yangshuo has the best scenery in the world. The boatmen in Yulong River support their sons to go to college by supporting bamboo rafts and live in a small building of 400,000 yuan.

However, I think the Lijiang River is beautiful, but there is a unique wind riding on the Yulong River in Yangshuo.

Taste.

As spring is rainy season, it rains in Mao Mao in the morning. Although there are no blue sky and white clouds flying in front of Yulong River, there is also a kind of beautiful scenery like China ink painting. The surrounding peaks are like mushrooms after rain, disconnected from each other, intoxicating and obsessed!

Did God accidentally knock over the penholder and fall straight down, turning it into a beautiful landscape painting and a beautiful or exquisite mountain peak? The most attractive thing is that the water in Yulong River seems to be dyed green by aquatic plants, as quiet as a smooth jade mirror. It is like a piece of soft silk, brushed by feet, and becomes refreshing and free.

The channel from Yulong Bridge to Gongnong Bridge is15.36km, with a width of 38-6 1 m and a depth of 0.5-2m. The water quality is clear all the year round and the water flow is slow. There are 28 weirs and dams and more than 100 scenic spots. There is no so-called modern architecture, no traces of artificial carving and no noise of the city in the whole Yulong River Scenic Area. Everything is so primitive.

If the Lijiang River is likened to a "good family", then the Yulong River is an exciting "little jasper".

At the beginning of March, I'm going to take a short vacation for myself and go to go on road trip in Yangshuo. I drove from Guangzhou at nine o'clock in the morning and arrived in Yangshuo in more than five hours. It was already three o'clock in the afternoon. Every time I go to Yangshuo, the weather is gray, so I want to shoot a big movie with a drone. Looking up at the weather, I can only pin my best wishes on next time.

Going rafting on the Yulong River the next day is the only choice.

Yulong River is the longest tributary of Lijiang River in Yangshuo, Guangxi, with a drainage area of 158.47 square kilometers. It flows through five towns and more than 20 villages including Jinbao, Grape, Baisha, Yangshuo and Gaotian in Yangshuo County, and is called "Little Lijiang River". It's not that Lijiang River is better than Lijiang River.

The width of Yulong River is generally 30-60 meters, the length is about 44 kilometers, and the water depth is seven or eight meters. The shallow parts can only stand side by side. Walking around Yulong River and enjoying the beautiful scenery of Yangshuo is the best way to appreciate this "Little Lijiang River".

The peaks on both sides of Yulong River are beautiful, with ups and downs, lush green grass, lush bamboo forests and shady banks. Yulong River is as clear and bright as jasper, with fish swimming and water rows swaying.

We sat on a bamboo raft, and the breeze swept across the water, causing ripples, like the notes played by a violin, quiet and gentle.

It costs 255 yuan for two people to take a trip on a bamboo raft, about an hour. It's a little cold, and I wear less clothes. I feel colder and colder when I sit. While watching the scenery on both sides of the strait, I chatted with the boatman who supported the bamboo raft.

We were helped by a boatman, whose face was tanned and he was over 50 years old. His surname is Huang and he lives near Yulong River. At first, I saw Master Huang paddling the bamboo raft silently. As soon as we crossed the middle of the river, we chatted with him. Master Huang is very cheerful, introducing us to the scenery on both sides of the strait and talking to us about our family. Huang Fu Shuo, whose economic conditions are getting better and better in recent years, raised his family with bamboo rafts and built new buildings.

Seeing the small houses rising on both sides of Yulong River, we asked Master Huang, how much does it cost to build a small house with three or four floors? Huang Fu Shuo, the local people build a small building in such a good location of Yulong River, which is their own homestead, and the building materials and labor cost about 300,000 to 400,000 yuan.

We also know that Master Huang has a son. After he went to college, he now works in a company in Guilin. Now young people basically don't come back to farm and punt, and they can't find a wife when they come back. After going to college, they stay in the city to work after graduation. Children who have not been admitted to college go to work in first-tier cities to earn money and go home to support the elderly when they are old. Master Huang said, looking at the distance, lamenting that punting was too hard. If you make a trip to 80 yuan in the peak season, you can earn about 10,000 yuan a month. In the off-season, sometimes I can't get a guest every day. Looking at Master Huang's helpless expression, I feel that it is really not easy to be a boatman drifting on the Longjiang River by bamboo raft every day!

Even so, boatmen rely on their hands and strength to support their families, which is a respectable industry.

Yulong River is a beautiful river, known as "Little Lijiang River", especially the section from Yulong Bridge to the intersection of Heshan Estuary and Jinbao River, which is about 12km. The mountains are stacked, the fields are criss-crossed, and the villages are dotted. You can enjoy Yulong bridge, rhinoceros looking at the moon, ancient mountain village, Guiyicheng site, Wuzhishan and Shuangliu.

The main scenic spots of Yulong River where our bamboo raft passes are: Fuli Bridge, Yulong Bridge, Guiyi Ancient City Ruins, Xiangui Bridge, the residential groups in the old county and the "Little Lijiang River" scenery.

I sat on the bamboo raft and looked at the beautiful scenery on the shore. Suddenly I remembered a poem by the great ancient poet Li Bai: "The apes on both sides of the strait can't stop crying, and the canoe has passed Chung Shan Man."

What a simple pastoral landscape painting this bridge looks like!

Unconsciously, our bamboo raft drifted to the end. I was comfortable sitting on it, but Master Huang struggled all the way! I hope to have a chance to drift in Yulong River again. The beautiful Yulong River is really worth recommending to everyone. When you arrive in Yangshuo, you must come to Yulong River and enjoy the scenery on both sides of the strait by bamboo raft!

[Travel Tips]

Accommodation: There are many places to stay in Yangshuo. It's best to live in West Street. Usually the price is between 60 and 70 yuan.

Gourmet: Yangshuo Shatian pomelo is famous for its big skin and thin flesh, crisp and sweet flesh and refreshing juice.

Yangshuo snail brewing: The snails here are very special. The first is big, the biggest is almost as big as table tennis; Secondly, it doesn't taste like snail meat at all.

Best tourist season: The best season to visit Yulong River should be April-165438+ 10, avoiding rainy days.

Location: Yangshuo County

Attraction tickets: 1 10 yuan (1 10 yuan/person ~ 150 yuan/person)

In the scenic area, rafting is carried out on bamboo rafts, with two people on a raft. Drifting is charged in stages, with fees ranging from 120-240 yuan.

Opening hours: 8: 30- 18: 00.

Transportation to scenic spots: generally, you go by bike, and then go to the big banyan tree, Moon Mountain and other scenic spots after swimming in Yulong River.