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West Street or "Xi Jie" - the one and only... - Yangshuo
West Street or "Xi Jie" - the one and only...
West Street "Xi Jie" - Where the Action is....

Someone told me that Yangshuo is less touristy than Guilin and that was why i am here .... guess what? There are more tourists in Yangshuo than in Guilin! Walk the main street, "Xi Jie" a.k.a the West Street - everyone, except those vendors, is a tourist/traveller. Every cafe/guesthouse/hotel runs travel packages and busy entertaining tourists. Everyone is trying to sell something to the tourist...Everywhere you look are tourists...now who says Yangshuo is less touristy ought to go there again!

Yangshuo is about 65km away from Guilin, to get there by bus will take you approximately an hour. Usually, travelers will take a cruise along the Li Jiang in Guilin to land at Yangshuo. The boat ride is about 4hours, a slow ride allowing you to savour the beautiful scenery of karsts mountains and caves during the cruise. Yangshuo has been and still is daunted by loads of backpackers - it's not only an easy going place, it has beautiful sceneries in the outskirts. It is said that Yangshuo has more beautiful karsts mountains than the infamous Guilin. It is a place to layback, relax and enjoy.....Base yourself in West Street - everything is self-contained and that's where the action is.....

The Li Jiang River....
Backdrop - Li Jiang river and mountains.. - Yangshuo

Backdrop - Li Jiang river and mountains..

The Li Jiang river which runs between Guilin and Yangshuo is one of the ways many travelers will take to get fro/to Guilin/Yangshuo. In Yangshuo, you can see the Li Jiang river just by the side of the town. Lots of rafts for hire - making short trips to either the nearby towns of Fuli or Xingping or maybe just going across the other side of the shore for fun......It is pretty scenic here.

Outside Yangshuo ... The Hill with a Hole..
The hill with a hole - Moon Hill - Yangshuo

The hill with a hole - Moon Hill

To get to this "hill with a hole", most will do a bicycle ride. The Moon Hill is about an hour bicycle ride towards Gaotian Town. If you do not want to hike up the hill, you can actually see it from faraway at a couple of meters away from the entrance to this hill. To hike up is pretty interesting - do in early a.m. - it's easier

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:Highly energized.....centralised
  • Cons:A westernised Chinese town..
  • In a nutshell:Yangshuo is West Street and West Street is Yangshuo..
  • Last visit to Yangshuo: Sep 2007
  • Intro Updated Oct 7, 2007
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Li River and range of mountains - Yangshuo Guilin/Yangshuo Li River Cruise - Didn't... Things to Do (22)

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Long distance sleeper bus to Zhuhai - Yangshuo Yangshuo to Zhuhai Transportation (6)

Yangshuo bus station caters for not only intercity buses but also long distance buses to other parts of the China's... more travel advice

This is the bus station in XingPing - Yangshuo Yangshuo to XingPing Transportation (6)

The bus ride to XingPing was about 50mins from Yangshuo bus station. The fare was 5.50yuan per pax one way. The bus will... more travel advice

Little bus/van to Fuli - Yangshuo Yangshuo to Fuli Transportation (6)

It looks like a van and the Chinese termed it the "Mien Pau Che" (Bread van). We took this vehicle from Yangshuo bus... more travel advice

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    brendazart's Profile Photo
    Nov 24, 2008 at 5:29 AM

    Really enjoy your pages and the way you describe everything. Thank you! Blessings from California.

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    Oct 26, 2007 at 2:36 PM

    Great Yangshou pages, I really enjoyed my visit there too. Greetings from the UK.

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