YANGSHUO (阳朔)

On 7 January, 20195 November, 2019 By alfonsomgcIn Lakes and rivers, Mountains, Nature, Sights9 Comments

We were here: a few hours on October 16, 2018.
Recommended number of days: from 2.
My score: 4/5.

Guilin Prefecture was the first place that Chinese government decided to promote as a tourist destination back in the middle of the 20th century. Soon Guilin City, its capital, Continue reading “YANGSHUO (阳朔)” →

GUILIN (桂林) CITY

On 13 December, 20185 November, 2019 By alfonsomgcIn Architecture, Caves, Cities, Gardens, Mountains, Nature, Parks, Sights, Sin categoría16 Comments

We were in Guilin for 2 days in the middle of October 2018.
Recommended number of days: 1 or 2.
My score: 3/5.

The first destination advertised for tourist by the government itself back in 1949 is, as the name suggests, a city in its entirety, with more than one million inhabitants. So much that most of the time we can not see the famous peaks that we have heard so much about, Continue reading “GUILIN (桂林) CITY” →

GUILIN, YANGSHUO ANG LONGJI

On 10 December, 20185 November, 2019 By alfonsomgcIn Activities, Bike, Lakes and rivers, Mountains, Nature, Parks, Sights, Sin categoría16 Comments

We were here: 4 days in the middle of October 2018.
Number of days required: minimum 3, but perfectly we could spend twice as much time.
My score: 5/5.

Karst landscape never disappoints in terms of beauty: with impossible peaks, the shape of the mountains in this area is surreal. Continue reading “GUILIN, YANGSHUO ANG LONGJI” →