Yangshuo Travel Guide

 saminchina Says:  There's a language school called Omeida that has really good, flexible Chinese classes. They offer intensive programs where classes are held in the morning and afternoon or just regular half day classes. The classes are all really small -definitely no more than 8, but often... 

 solopes Says:  After some days in China, the chance to eat western food was well accepted by all the members of the group. We went to West street where, it seems, most places sell western food and drinks. We were in a hurry to go see the cormorants fishing and ate... something like western... 

 SirRichard Says:  This is a classical activity for fishermen in the Li River. Though there are nowadays very few fishermen doing this, you can easily see touristic shows in Yangshuo, where they play the roles for tourists as part of the show.This fishing technique uses cormorans to dive and... 

 SirRichard Says:  Xinping is a little village north of Yangshuo where you can hire bamboo boats to see the river and the mountains. Though there are organised tours to visit it, the simplest and cheapest way is to take a public bus to this cillage. It takes less than 30 minutes and you can... 

 solopes Says:  Each square centimeter seems disputed by shops, restaurants, and street vendors in West street. The name was given by the cafes and restaurants selling western food, but everything is quite Chinese, even those "western" establishments. Western food is just a detail in a... 

 solopes Says:  In several places we noticed that some people use long special sleeves to drive. I never saw it anywhere, and don't know the idea. Even the electric car that took us from yhe hotel in Yangshuo to the farming area, was driven by a lady wearing... long sleeves. Curious! 

 SirRichard Says:  When you go to the river Li tours remember to wear sandals or even go barefoot. You (specially your feet) will get wet 100% sure, so better to take precautions. Most of the boats can store your belongings on a plastic bag and hang them to kee them safe. 

 solopes Says:  We were supposed to visit a typical house of a rural family near Yangshuo. We did! But the house was... a performance of the comunist party. A couple of gentle functionaries demonstrating the use of the displayed stuff under the dominant look of... Mao. Well... it really... 

 SirRichard Says:  This nice bridge is outside Yangshuo, north of Jiuxian. You will probably visit it if you take the cycling tour on the rice fields. It is the starting point of the sailings along the Yulong river. There is a nice bar there where you can stop after the cycling exercise 

 SirRichard Says:  The main street in Yangshuo is Jie Xie. You will easily find it as it is a pedestrian street filled with restaurants, bars, shops and hotels. Is the place to be if you wanna meet people in Yangshuo or have some nightlife.But avoid the hotels there if you wanna sleep!!