This region is home to the dramatic limestone mountains made famous on Chinese bank notes. The best way to experience it is taking a lazy river cruise down the Li River from Guilin, then renting a bicycle or bamboo raft in Yangshuo to explore backroads, orange groves, and quiet fishing spots.
Guilin & Yangshuo
There are places in China where the scenery looks so familiar that you feel as if you’ve visited before. Xingping is one of them. You might recognize the river bend from a Chinese banknote, the limestone peaks from a traditional landscape painting, or the misty mountains from a thousand
Guilin & Yangshuo
There’s a reason Guilin (桂林) has inspired Chinese poets, painters, and travelers for centuries. Its limestone peaks rise in strange, beautiful shapes above the rivers and city streets, creating a landscape that sometimes looks more like a traditional Chinese painting than a real place. But Guilin isn't