It’s not only the gorgeous Li River or the karst mountain peaks that make Guilin so beautiful, but even just the trees are famous. This street near downtown Guilin city in China was lined with trees that neatly shaded the entire road making the scenery beautiful!
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Chengyang and the Wind and Rain Bridge: The Ultimate Visitors’ Guide
Chengyang is a little cluster of villages inhabited by the Chinese Dong minority people. The town is located in the northern part of Guangxi Province, just 30 minutes by bus from the larger city of Sanjiang and about 4 hours from the bustling modern city of Guilin, China. Chengyang is famous because the entire village [...]
Photo Favorite: Streets of Xingping
After finishing the 20+ kilometer hike from Yangdi to Xingping, we stopped by to take a look around Xingping and also catch a bus back to Yangshuo. Xingping is a little ancient Chinese town, and despite the massive crowds of Chinese tourists around, it was a pleasant place to browse.
Asian Street Food Sensation: The Ma La Tang Hot Pot Cart
One of the great Asian sensations these days is something known as the hot pot. Everything is served or displayed in its raw form and is cooked by scorching the ingredients in a hot spicy pot of flavorful soup broth. Some hot pot stalls offer self service cooking while others (like this take-away Ma La Tang cart [...]
Photo Favorite: Pig’s Penis…Anyone?
I find myself unable to resist the temptation to sample freakishly weird foods. That’s why when I see something like skewers of pig’s penis twirled around a stick in China, I have to try it. After ordering a skewer of the pinkish flesh the guy grilled it up to a crisp. It was definitely chewy.
12 Intriguing Photos of Chengyang: A Little-Known Village in China
1. Chengyang Village Chengyang is a little-known village. Are you ready for this? It is precisely located in the Dong People region, Sanjiang Area, in Liuzhou County, in the northern part of Guangxi Province, and finally in the country of the People’s Republic of China! 2. Chengyang Wind and Rain Bridge Chengyang is especially famous [...]
Photo Favorite: Chinese Bicycle Fruit Cart
Markets in China are packed full of amazing looking fruits and vegetables. This lady parked here bike on a side street in Yangshuo and was vending her colorful selection of wonderful fruits. I tried the little berries (that look like blueberries) in the left hand corner – they in fact were not blueberries as all, [...]
27 Popular Chinese Dishes You’ll Love Eating in Yangshuo, China
Chinese food… …is simply one of the word’s most widely enjoyed and most influential cuisines. Throughout my stay in Yangshuo, China, I was able to sample quite a few dishes – many of them were mouthwatering delicious! Here are 27 Popular Chinese Dishes! 1. Yangshuo Beer Fish (Pijiu Yu 啤酒鱼) At first I found it [...]
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