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Giveaway from Yangshuo, China

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Submitted by imeldachristin on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 21:28

Yangshuo is a beautiful small village in Guangxi Province, China. Besides surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers, the numerous karst hills make Yangshuo so unique. This wonderful scenery fascinates every traveler and becomes one of the most favorite tourists' destinations. Moreover, some famous leaders, such as Bill Clinton and George Bush, have visited this place.

 

Yang Shuo viewed from TV Tower
The View of Yangshuo from TV Tower
Photo by Circus Giraffe

 

Early in the morning - when the air temperature is still cool, is the best time to take a boat to travel down the Li River. Li River is known for it's fabulous landscape on both of its sides Because of so famous, the scenery of Li River is printed on the back of the new version paper currency RMB 20.

Li River is printed on paper currency
Li River is printed on national paper currency
Photo by Circus Giraffe

As we are cruising down the Li River, we can see an interesting custom of inhabitant, which has been heritage for hundreds of years and becomes a hot topic for tourist. The fishermen, who live near by the Li River, have an ancient art to fishing. Riding on a small bamboo raft, they use cormorant birds, which were well-trained, to catch the fish and return them to the basket. (In the photo above: The woman on the raft with the bird)

The bird's throat is bound by a rope to keep the bird from swallowing the fish. When the birds dive into the water and find fish, they eat a fish, but then can't swallow the big fish because of the neckband. Then, the fisherman pulls the fish from the bird's throat and drops it into that basket. On the other hand, the birds can eat and swallow the small ones. If we want to try the fishes, which are caught by the birds, we are allowed to order a plate of fried fish (30 RMB for about 8 - 10 fishes).

Nighttime is my favourite time to stroll through the town, because the viewing offers the excitement of the lights from shops, restaurants and cafes.

Yang Shuo at night
Downtown Yangshuo at Night
Photo by Circus Giraffe

But the most amazing thing for me at that time was the karst hills surrounded the town. The stunning karst hills were illuminated by colourful lights. These lights created the dramatic effect and make Yangshuo so wonderful. Wherever I turned my eyes, I saw the gorgeous karst hills as the background of the town.

Karst hill in Yangshuo is illuminated by the light
The Gorgeous Karst Hill in the Night
Photo by Circus Giraffe

 

For the shopping-lovers, there is a street, called West Street, which is closed to traffic, and becomes a shopping street. Not only shops, but also street vendors offering food, drinks, clothing, and unique souvenirs. It's really  a shopping paradise for the tourists.

Souvenir vendor in west street yangshuo
One of Souvenir Vendors in West Street, Yangshuo
Photo by Circus Giraffe

 

In West Street I found a man, who sold unique pens. Each pen had cute character head, which was made from clay. I think, he offered more than 100 characters. I bought them as souvenirs for Circus Giraffe's customers. As usual, they simply need to spend a minimum of (IDR) Rp 250.000,-.

Souvenir Yangshuo, pens with cute character head
Souvenirs from Yangshuo, Pens with Cute Character Head
Photo by Circus Giraffe

 

That's one of my trip stories, a story about my trip to Yangshuo, China. Thanks for reading it.

Circus Giraffe

 

Thanks to my Guest Contributor: Circus Giraffe.

To read the story in Indonesian, please go to Circus Giraffe

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