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City guide · Guilin & Yangshuo
Guilin & Yangshuo, karst country
The landscape on the back of the ¥20 note. Drift the Li River past karst pinnacles, swap the city for sleepy Yangshuo, and spend your days cycling rice fields and rafting the Yulong River.
Day 1
Li River to Yangshuo
Cruise (or, for fewer crowds, raft a quiet section) from Guilin down to Yangshuo through the most photographed karst scenery in China. Base yourself in Yangshuo, not the city.
Day 2
Cycle the Yulong valley
Rent bikes and lose a day among rice paddies, river bends and tiny villages — with a bamboo-raft float and a countryside lunch in the middle.
Day 3
Rice terraces (optional)
Day trip up to the Longji (Dragon's Backbone) terraces — staggering layered hillsides and Zhuang/Yao villages.
Sample itinerary — in the product, the AI tailors this to your dates, pace, diet and interests, and the shadow guide rides along once you land.