{"id":10940,"date":"2015-03-30T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=10940"},"modified":"2015-03-24T09:49:59","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T13:49:59","slug":"yangshuo-photo-essay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/yangshuo-photo-essay\/","title":{"rendered":"Yangshuo Photo Essay"},"content":{"rendered":"

While I recently penned a blog post entitled “10 Reasons Why Yangshuo is Still Awesome<\/a>” – which should have been enough to convince you that this scenic town in the autonomous region of Guangxi is still worth visiting – it’s true that a picture is worth a thousand words. For those who agree that seeing is believing, here are twenty photos to give you a taste of what Yangshuo has to offer:<\/p>\n

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The town and its surroundings are famous for karst mountain peaks.<\/p><\/div>\n

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A fisherman chasing a duck on his bamboo raft.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Lose

Lose the crowds on two wheels and have places like these all to yourself.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Rock

Rock climbing put Yangshuo on the map, and remains a major draw for travelers here.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bamboo

Bamboo rafts are in abundance to cruise you around.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The famous Moon Hill, a great place for a hike.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The view from the very top of Moon Hill. Technically not allowed to visit, but we won’t tell \ud83d\ude09<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Entrance

Entrance to one of the many caves in the area. Inside you can soak in a hot spring or a pool of mud.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The super touristy Butterfly Cave. Best avoided, but the entrance is good for a photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The

The morning mist covers the karst peaks on a Li River cruise.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The

The scenery here was inspiration for the 20 RMB note.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"A

A buffalo hanging out in the middle of the river.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Cruise

Cruise along the river and take in the stunning scenery.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The

The towns specialty – beer fish. Mmmm… beer fish.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The

The town’s West Street is full of vendors, shops, cafes, restaurants, and bars.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Hitler

Hitler or Bin Laden shirt anyone? Or maybe just Jack Sparrow?<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Lazers

Lazers illuminate the West Street at night.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Cormorant

Cormorant fishing is more of a show for tourists these days.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Rent

Rent a motorbike and cruise to viewpoints like this high above the Li River.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Views

Views like this alone make the trip worth it.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

While I recently penned a blog post entitled “10 Reasons Why Yangshuo is Still Awesome” – which should have been enough to convince you that this scenic town in the autonomous region of Guangxi is still worth visiting – it’s true that a picture is worth a thousand words. For those who agree that seeing…<\/p>\n

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