West Street

Yangshuo County is not big. West Street is the most famous street in Yangshuo. There are a lot of tourists at night, so you can go shopping during the day. Normally the tourist city has one or two old streets, whether it is a real old street or a new “old street”, it will attract foreign tourists to gather here. There is also an old street in Yangshuo, Guilin, and it is called West Street, which has a lot of fame in the world.

Yangshuo West Street is located in the center of the county. It has a very long history of more than 1,400 years. In the evening of the tourist season, this street is so crowded, and it is a scenic spot where Yangshuo can be visited at night. There are so many restaurants on the street, and the traffic is huge.

West Street used to be the place where Mr. Sun Yat-sen spoke. The artist Xu Beihong once lived here. This street was also recommended by the world travel guide Lonely Planet. More than 100,000 foreigner backpackers visit the West Street each year, and more than 1.5 million tourists have a visit there each year.

The outsiders who live in West Street are three times as many as the locals. The streets are full of beer fish shops, and West Street is no exception. There are fewer tourists on the West Street during the day, and visitors who like a little quiet can choose to visit during the day.

Because there are many foreigners who come to West Street for a visit and even settle down, West Street is also very international. French restaurants, Italian restaurants, coffee shops, bars and other specialty stores have emerged. All text signs are expressed in Chinese and English. And you will feel their openness, tolerance and comfort.

The street is full of signs, and the foreigners first discovered the characteristics of this street and promoted it to the whole world. Later, everyone knows it. West Street has become a veritable global village and a foreigner street.

In the evening, the bar on the street is very lively, the heat of the day has subsided, so, don’t forget to drink a beer in the West Street, look at the beautiful night scene, and relieve the tiredness of the day.

The Stone Forest

The Stone Forest is a very beautiful scenic spot, the scenery is very chic, and it is very large. It is very difficult for most people to finish viewing all the scenery there, and it is easy to lose direction. The traffic to the Stone Forest is not very friendly. After buying tickets at the Eastern Passenger Station, you may need wait for an hour before the bus depart and also need wait for 40 minutes to get back from The Stone Forest.

After you walk into the “forest” composed of rocks, and walking through it, you will see strange rocks of different postures. Everyone takes the phone or camera to capture this magical stone forest! Under the pinnacles engraved with two large characters of Shilin, there are more and more tourists! People are rushing to take photos here! Many tourists rent Yi costumes and put them in various poses to leave this unforgettable memory! Before “Shipingfeng”, and next to “Ashima”, everyone records this beautiful scenery!

From the big stone forest to the small stone forest by taking the scenic area battery car, the landscape is blended and the horizon is wider! Under the influence of time, the limestones are separated from each other, and after the wind and rain erosion, numerous stone peaks, stone pillars, stalagmites and stone buds have emerged, forming the Stone forest which is combining a variety of strange stones, waterfalls, lakes, caves, peaks and hills.

In the scenic area, you still have to take a battery car before you go to the ticket-checking gate. The big stone forest is composed of dense stone peaks, like a stone basin. The stone forest stands upright and has smooth lines and shows the blue-gray color. The largest independent pillar is over 40 meters high. Among them are the typical attractions such as “Lotus Peak”, “Sword Peak Pond”, “Imaginary Stone Terrace”, “Deep valley of orchids” and “Phoenix Comb”, etc. The “Wangfeng Pavilion” is the best place to appreciate “the Stone Forest”.

The Yellow Mountains

Since ancient times, The Yellow Mountains has been one of the best mountains in China. Strange pines, strange rocks, sea of clouds and hot springs are called the “four wonders” of The Yellow Mountains. In addition, Rime, snow, and sunrise are also sights that tourists will not miss. There is a saying that you will not see any other mountains after returning from the Yellow Mountains.

The Yellow Mountains scenic spots is divided into the front mountain and the back mountain. The front mountain refers to the Ciguang Pavilion to Guangmingding, namely the hot spring, Yupinglou and Tianhai scenic spot area. The main attractions are Greeting Pine, Banshan Temple, Tiandu Peak, Yupinglou, Lianhua Peak, Yixiantian and Yuyufeng, etc.

The back mountain refers to Yungu Temple to Guangmingding, which is the area around Beihai and Xihaihai scenic spot. The main attractions are Shixin Peak, Lion Peak, Paiyun Pavilion, Xihai Grand Canyon, Feilai Stone and pine valley nunnery. Among the many landscapes, the most beautiful scenes such as “Three Wonders and Five Musts” are the most loved by the world.

The scenic area is divided into the South Gate, the West Gate and the North Gate. The vast majority of tourists will enter and exit from the South Gate. The South Gate has two entrances and exits of the front Mountain and back mountain. They are all close to Tangkou Town at the foot of the mountain.

Tips:

Tourists in Huangshan Scenic Area are full. When they are out of the mountain, they have to queue for a long time. It is recommended not to go out at noon or in the evening, so as to avoid the crowd in advance.

The climate on the mountain is changeable, it often rains, and the temperature difference is very large. It is recommended to prepare raincoats and warm clothing when having a visit there.

It is recommended to bring some food up the mountain as the food on the mountain is very expensive.

There are a number of places to stay on the top of the mountain, which are mainly concentrated in the areas of Guangmingding Tianhai, Paiyunting, Bai’erling and Beihai. The Guangmingding is the best place to view the sunrise.