The Villages

MoonHill (YueLiangShan) Village

In front of the MoonHill, surrounded by many magnificant karst peaks, this village of farmers is the best place to explore the nearby YuLong river valley in a relaxing and natural environment. The old village is just a few kilometers from Yangshuo, enough to avoid the noise and polution of the cars. Here the scenery of the rice paddies is like hundreed years ago, you can see farmers planting rice with ox, irrigating lush fields, washing clothes in the local river like if the time has stopped. The village offers some facilities for tourists coming from the MoonHill: tour guides, local restaurants, two famous caves and the re-emergence of a pristine cave river.

LongTan Old Town

Another picturesque old town, Longtan is located just behind Moon Hill and is worth incorporating into a trip here. Longtan has houses which are hundreds of years old and walking around here will give you the impression of having gone back in time. At the back of the town is a pond from which the town gets its name, Dragon pond. At the pond, you can observe the local people washing their clothes or vegetables. Door way, Beautiful designs, Small alley ways, Beautiful rooftops, Entrance way.

FuLi

Fuli is a a small, quaint village with stone houses and cobbled streets with two faces. On one side is the new town which is next to the main road that leads to Guangdong province and on the other side is the old town which is on the bank of the Li River. The old town still has all of its old houses which you can peak into and see the simple lives that the local people live. The village is famous for its litchi fruit which is available throughout the year, but most plentiful in early summer around June. Most of the local people live on making art fans and farm products exchange, you may visit the local market, rice noodle factory, rice wine factory. As you wander around the town you will see all the traditional new years decorations which remain in place for the entire year. A walk around this old town is a very memorable experience. Fuli also has markets on any day of the month that ends in 1,4 or 7. Fuli is also great for purchasing scroll paintings and Chinese fans. The fans are made here and you can observe how they are made.

LiuGong Old Village

Located about 20 Kms south of Yangshuo and situated on the bank of the Li River, Liugong is not visited by too many visitors, however Liugong is special for it's old houses, town gate and the 3 coloured ponds. Liugong can be reached by bicycle or you could take a motorised rickshaw here. There is an amazing festival that occurs each year. It is the local town's New Year. There are dragon dances, masked men dances and many other activities.

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GaoTian

XingPing Fishing Village

XingPing is busy during Market day but otherwise, it is a fairly relaxed spot with beautiful walks near the river and a few attractions (incl. a cave and a fishing village visited by Bill Clinton in 1998, accessible by boat). Accommodations are available so it is a good alternative for those who wish to relax in a more authentically Chinese atmosphere. Xing Ping Fishing Village: Apart from the well preserved Ming Dynasty architecture and wood carving dating back more than five hundred years, Xing Ping is worth seeing for its natural Feng Shui alone. Surrounded by seven mountains, with two stone guardians at the village entrance keeping the modern world at bay from this highly spiritual place. Xingping, boasts even better scenery than Yangshuo, particularly from a hill top pagoda near the wharf Pavillion.