Yangshuo
"They were the oddest hills in the world, and the most Chinese, because these are the hills that are depicted in every Chinese scroll. It is almost a sacred landscape - it is certainly an emblematic one."
Paul Theroux, Riding the Iron Rooster, 1988
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China Tour - inclusive a visit to Yangshuo
The scenery of Yangshuo has been called the finest under heaven. Situated in the northeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Yangshuo is South China's shining pearl, with verdant mountains, elegant waters , magnificent crags and fantastic caverns.
Yangshuo has a history of more than 2,000 years.In the 6th year of Yuanding During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ( 1 1 1 BC), Guilin was a county, called Shi An County, and from the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, it was the political, economic and cultural centre of Guangxi. In 1921,the North Expeditionary Army led by Sun Zhongshan (Dr. Sun Yat-sen) joined forces In Yangshuo, and the headquarters was sited in the Royal Palace at the foot Of the Solitary Beauty Peak. The city acquired its present name in the year of 1940.
Introductions of Yangshuo
Yangshuo is the traditional home of transparent "glass" noodles, made of rice and served many different ways. Yangshuo's Buddhist temples are famous for vegetarian fare. The area is famous for fresh produce of every kind especially fresh fruit and many exotic and tasty mushrooms. The cooking style is Cantonese and Sichuan, and for the adventures, Yangshuo's main street becomes a huge Cantonese restaurant every evening, and typical Sichuan food is also avialbel everywhere in the town.
Cantonese Cuisines of Yangshuo
Cantonese cuisine originates from the region around Canton in southern China's Guangdong province. There is a Cantonese saying: "We eat everything on the ground with four legs except tables and chairs. We eat everything in the sky except airplanes." Cantonese cuisine includes almost all edible food in addition to the staples of pork, beef and chicken -- snakes, snails, insects, worms, chicken feet, duck tongues, ox genitals, and entrails. A subject of controversy amongst Westerners
Wonton Soup Almond Chicken Chinese Spare Ribs Sweet and Sour Chicken
Another famous cuisine in Yangshuo is Sichuan Cuisine.
Sichuan Cuisines, Yangshuo
Sichuan Cuisine, one of the major cuisine styles in Yangshuo, originated from the states of Ba and Shu in ancient China. In the Western Han (206 BC-24 AD) and the Western Jin (265-316) and Eastern Jin (317-420) dynasties, Sichuan Cuisine took shape. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, because of the introduction of peppers, Sichuan Cuisine formed its own unique taste and shape, and began to influence the surrounding areas.
Famous dishes: Stir-fried Diced Chicken with Chilli and Peanuts, Stir-fried Bean Curd in Hot Sauce, Fish-flavored Shredded Pork, Rice Crusts and Sliced Pork, Stir-fried Sliced Beef, etc.
Snacks: Sichuan is famous for various kinds of snacks. Prepared in different ways, they feature different tastes, low prices and good quality. Famous snacks include Couple Lung Slice, Lai Tangyuan (stuffed balls made of glutinous rice flour served in soup), Zhong Dumplings, Dundun Noodles, Dengying Beef, etc.
Yangshuo - Impression Liusanjie
Show Time of Impression Liusanjie, Yangshuo
Duration: 1 Hour, from 20:00 to 21:00
Tickets of Impression Liusanjie, Yangshuo
Cost: 188 Yuan per person. Does not include cost of transportation, need to reserve in advance, contact Ticket Center for more details.
Place of Impression Liusanjie, Yangshuo
Location. At the confluence of the Li and Yu Long Rivers, Just south of Yangshuo
How to get there: Take Golf style vehicle from the top of West Street. Cost 2 Yuan. Takes 5 minutes. Other option is to walk back as traffic is very bad as everyone leaves at the same time.
Officially cameras are not allowed but this was not enforced
Brief Introduction of Impression Liusanjie, Yangshuo
This is a major production with a cast of 500 singers, dancers, bamboo boats and cormorants bids. However, the stand out performer is definitely the background scenery. The lighting of the karst peaks is truly amazing and was our highlight.
The performance is based on a Chinese musical movie made in 1961.
The story is about a lady called Liu SanJie who lived in the city of Liuzhou (2 hours from Guilin) where she worked in the fields. Liu Sanjie was well known in Liuzhou for her great singing voice. She would always sing while she worked in the fields. Most of her songs were about the repression felt by her and the farmers from the local landlords who over taxed them. She had to leave Liuzhou for her own safety and came to Yangshuo on a bamboo raft and settled here.
Yangshuo's farmers also had problems with their landlord and Liu Sanjie took up singing against them. The local landlord had her kidnapped, but she escaped after the local farmers staged an uprising against the landlord. The locals agreed with the landlord that they did not have to pay taxes if they could sing better than the landlord, something which they always did.
Then under the Big Banyan tree, Liu Sanjie tossed her love ball to her loved one, which he accepted and they lived happily ever after.
Yangshuo - Li River
The 83-km-long waterway from Guilin to Yangshuo is the masterpiece of Li River, decorated with rolling hills, steep cliffs, fantastic caves, leisurely boats and lined bamboos. A poem says: "The river is a green silk ribbon, and the hills are jade hair-pins."
The Li River winds through the rising and falling hills and peaks like a colored silk ribbon. A cruise on the river brings visitors in touch with the unique scenery around Guilin, which is considered to be a fine art gallery as natural scenic wonders unfold on both banks of the river.
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