Guilin Travel Guide

Yulong River - Yangshuo Attractions

Yulong River

Yulong River is the biggest branch of the Li River in YangShuo County.Some villagers made bigger rafts and started to woo the travelers and soon it became a highlight of tour around Yangshuo. The clear water runs smoothly past fields,farmhouses, trees and mountains. Sitting on the reclining chair on the raft, you can enjoy an all around view of the natural, rural life down the river.

The excellent composition of water, ancient bridges and mountains along this waterway is one of the favorite choices of photographers and artists coming to the area.

Passengers are entranced with the harmonious picture of women washing clothes beside the river,ducks swimming on the river,bamboo rafts moving under the old bridge,and farmers working in the fields.Yulong has a different kind of beauty than the Li River. Along the Yulong River you can find Fuli Bridge, Guiyi Original Site, Ancient Village, Xiangui Bridge, the Zhus'Camp,Chuan Cave, Rhinoceros Deep Pool, Zhaoyang Camp, Seven Stars and other scenic spots.

Most tourist traffic on this river is on small bamboo rafts. The going price for a trip on these rafts is about 150 Yuan per raft.

A fabulous hike and bike tour, cycle to Baisha's Yulong Bridge through the trails along the Yulong River, and stay on bamboo raft down river to Gao Tian. You'll pass six unforgettable ancient bridges during the 5-hour walk, or 3 hour cycling. These can be some of the most memorable days on your China experience.

Yu Long Bridge

Yulong BridgeYu Long Bridge(400 year old bridge) is located in a beautiful setting. It is also the location for bamboo raft rides.

You can get here easily by bike taking in towns like Ima which is on the banks on the Yulong river.

We definitely recommend a visit to this this bridge and to incorporate it into a bike ride. There is a very good village road leading from Yangshuo. Along the way you pass through small villages and past rice paddies and you will follow the banks of the Yu Long river. Very special indeed!

Camel crosses the river

The camel crosses the river --Blue and green strategic point is crossed. Lijiang River right bank three mountain peak link to each other , contract neck Bactrian camel of son like one, like and come up to riverside, the famous camel passes in the river. China famous masterpiece " spring rain of Lijiang River " of Mr., Xu Beihong of maestro, ,it is done here that " blue and green strategic point is crossed ". Best place for a photo is on the Gongnong Bridge.

Zhujiazhai Village

The stockaded village lie in and meet dragon bridge south bank, 6 grotesque peak make up , have 519 above sea more level, villager build A.D. 1854, stockaded village at stockaded village in mountaintop, have one rugged mountain dish wriggle only. Climb a hill stockaded village this as visitor, (go through several scourge of war banditry invariably dangerously steep terrain, beautiful scenery, legendary story its, not broken in the stockaded village ) carry away.

Chaoyang Village

Chaoyang stockaded village built stockaded village fort towards a heavy grotto in the front behind the village. This Reich peak stand in great numbers, get up setting aside, meet dragon river wriggles and wears the field, in gold autumn season, the green willow bamboo of riverside, the rice yellow fruit of field is fragrant, grotesque peak maple leaf each, others latent to fall among them, people stroll come here, seem to be having a taste of the poetic masterpiece of a piece of ancient customs .

Xianggui Bridge

It is the oldest single-curvature arch bridge in Guangxi.It has not only unique structure but also the historical material of Yulong River on its side.

Old House in Guiyi

In the 4th year or WuDe(621) in Tang Dynasty,The county town was built in Guiyi. The ancient Buildings,such as the circumvallation and wells,are well kept.