| Day 6 Zhaoxing ( B,L ) |
Today is all about the Dong Ethnic life. Explore Zhaoxing Dong Village after breakfast. It is the largest Dong People's Village in Qiandongnan area. You will find many wooden stilt houses standing one by one as well as charming Drum Towers in the village.
Transfer to Tang'an Dong Village, noted as the first ecological museum of Dong people. Then you will spend 3 hours in hiking from Tang'an to Zhaoxing through Xiage Village, which is a nice experience. The scenes of farming and the beautiful village scenery will feast your eyes with a pure country life style.
Tonight, you will stay at the best local hotel in Zhaoxing. |
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| [ Optional ] Zhaoxing Dong Village: Zhaoxing, one of the largest Dong villages in the region, with more than 700 households and a population of 4000. The Dong people in Zhaoxing are all surnamed Lu. According to an old man, the head of the Dong people in Zhaoxing divided the people into five groups in order to make administration easier. |
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| Day 7 Zhaoxing ( B,L ) |
After breakfast, drive past the Zhaoxing local minority market. It will impress you with the Dong people's real life. Then, continue driving to Sanjiang for having a sound lunch there.
Reach Sanjiang and transferred to Longsheng. Check in at the hotel situated on the layers of rice terraces of Tiantou Village. If time allows, you can walk 1.5 hours to Jinfoding Rice Terrace for the gorgeous sunset view.
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| [ Optional ] Impression Sanjie Liu: With 12 mountain peaks and the Li River as its background, unlike performances with traditional artificial stage, the Impression Liu Sanjie is a large outdoor awe-inspiring night performance. It lasts for 70 minutes and over 600 actors and actresses are involved. All the actors are local residents. Book show tickets + hotel delivery service: http://www.chinadiscover.net/china-tour/guilinguide/yangshuo-liusanjie.htm |
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| Day 8 Longsheng ( B,L ) |
Get up early and hike to the Xishanshaoyue Rice Terrace for the sunrise scenery. Have a good view of the way the lines, layers and colors of the rice terrace work such a miracle. Then you’ll walk 30 minutes for Thousand Layers Rice Terrace created by terrace fields of various shapes and sizes. Enjoy a good lunch at the hotel uphill.
In the afternoon, continue your journey to Guilin downtown, and have good rest in your hotel. When sun goes down, you could reach Li River to see breath-taking sceneries of renowned Guilin landscape.
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| Jinkeng Rice Terraces | Jinkeng Rice Terraces are located around 25 miles (40 km) away from Longsheng, where you will be rewarded feats of farm engineering going all the way up a string of 2400 feet (800 m) mountains. | | Moon Hill | Moon Hill, one of the highlights in Yangshuo, gets this name as a moon-shaped hole penetrating a limestone pinnacle. You will enjoy various perspectives to appreciate the wonder, here the caves taking on different looks of “full-moon”, “half-moon” or “crescent moon”. | | Yulong River | Yulong River is a small tribute of Li River, winds through rice planting fields, farm house, fishing bonds and thousands of limestone peaks. Many small dams have been built on Yulong River, still can see some relics of these ancient dams, which are used to hold water at a high level. | | Bike ride in Yangshuo | Cycling Excursion is the best way to appreciate the pristine countryside scenery in Yangshuo as trails often lead where buses and cars can’t go. In addition, cycling riding is the most economic way to tour the Yangshuo countryside which only about 1-2 dollars per day, also a popular way. |
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| [ Optional ] Bamboo Rafting on Yulong River: Rafting on the Yulong River is relaxing and can be an opportunity to spend good time with your family. The perfect combination of water, ancient bridges, Karst mountains and countryside scenery makes this rafting trip one of the favorite choices of photographers and artists coming to the area. |
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| Day 9 Guilin ( B ) |
| After breakfast, you'll be transferred to Guilin Airport and say goodbye to the amazing Southwestern China. |
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