Yangshuo

An hour and a half bus ride from Guilin is the small town hide away for all backpackers in the area known as Yangshuo. Tightly packed bulbus yet towering hills over look the streets. Rivers wander slowly around, allowing the fishes to admire the view as they go passed.

Along west street are craft, clothes and caligraphy shops*.

Take a bicycle ride with a group of random people you met wandering around looking for their hostel and you can see many more beautiful hills and rivers. Pay a man with a bamboo raft and a spade for a paddle 5yuan to take you across the river.

Take lessons in Cooking, Caligraphy, Chess, Ma jong, whatever you wish.

A boat trip on the Li river is worth it as well. Though in winter you do tend to grind along the bottom a little bit, the water has all gone somewhere warmer.





*You can also find shameless use of illiteration