#Yangshuo
[Day 8 S]
-> Bamboo Raft to Fuli
-> Light shows
-> Silver Caves
Once again we get to share a bed...is it fate?
Late night dinner after we checked in. We met a friendly local, Serena. She was explaining Yangshuo to us.
Food was pretty crap, western styled food :(
Apparently Yangshuo/Guilin was one of the first tourists spots to have foreigners. Not as polluted like Thailand or Bali though.
The long walk to our hostel. This area is full of markets on certain days/hours of the week.
Really awesome place to checkout
The backdrop for this city feels fake. It is surrounded in mist and rocky out crops.
Gotta take a boat ;) We went down to Puli.
A famous spot for cormoran fishing.
**Activity 1 in Yangshuo - Rafting**
Cheap enough to hire a boat yourself.
We arrived in Yangshuo late on the 7th day. From there we got lost and couldn't figure out how to go the hostel we booked.
We got some kind of tuktuk that took us out into the middle of the jungle. We contemplated the idea of being killed. But comes with the fun.
The hostel we had booked was about 20min walk out of town!
Never would we have made it in the dark.
But it was awesome to stay out in the jungle. So fresh and green.
I still can't believe how picturesque this place is. Something out of a pirate movie.
To order at this restaurant took a couple of attempts. You pay a girl at the front (all menu in chinese) then you take a coupon to one of 6 windows to get your food @_@
Good food :)
Cormoran :) I believe they make a special jacket out of coconut husk. Its extremely heavy and thick. But it keeps the water off the fisherman i believe.
Our stay at: The Stone Bridge - Home Sweet Home in the Valley. Apartment | 22 Shi Ban Qiao Village, Long Tou Shan, Dragon Head Hill Yangshuo
Owner dropped us back into the city
*Activity 2 in Yangshuo - Caves**
Need i say anything :)
Time for dinner before we see the light show :)
Some tea we got from Guilin before we head off into the night
http://www.guilin-yangshuo-guide.com/yangshuo-light-show.html
*Activity 3 in Yangshuo - The Impressions Light Show**
There are also over 600 performers who are all local people.
The premiere of the Yangshuo Light Show was on March 20th, 2004 at the Sanjie Liu Sing fair, about a mile from West Street . The performance utilizes the natural surroundings to create a spectacular outdoor theatre which is the largest of its kind. The Li River itself is the stage and twelve mountains serve as the backdrop.
The show was directed by Zhang Yimou who also directed the famous 2002 movie 'Hero.' It has received many awards and is included within most tours of the area.
