Popular Yangshuo Attractions
Can't decide how to spend your time in Yangshuo? Start with this list of Yangshuo's most popular attractions to get started planning your trip to Yangshuo, China.
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Cormorant Fishing in Yangshuo
In Yangshuo, cormorants are famous for fishing on the shallow Li River. Cormorant is a bird, which under the control of the fishermen. Cormorant fishing is a traditional fishing method in which fishermen use trained cormorants to fish in rivers. Historically, cormorant fishing has taken place in China, Japan and in some other countries worldwide. In Europe, cormorant fishing took place in the 16th to 17th centuries which...
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Moon Hill
Yangshuo Moon Hill, located in Gaotian Town, 1 kilometer to the south of the Big Banyan Tree, 8.5 kilometers south of Yangshuo downtown, is one of Yangshuo's most visited sights. This karst peak obtains its name from a large, semi-circular hole in the top of the mountain which is visible from far away. Seeing from different angle of the Moon Hill, the shape of the hole will change. If you travel by bus, you’ll...
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West Street
Built during the Sui Dynasty (581 – 618) around 590 AD, the West Street is perhaps the most famous tourist attraction of Yangshuo County. It is situated in the center of Yangshuo, about 517 meters long and 8 meters wide, winding its way in an 'S' shape along its length. It is a typical example of a southern China street for its courtyard-setting and marble pavement. The style of buildings is quaint which belong to Ming...
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Big Banyan Tree
Located on the west bank of Jinbao River, approximately 7.5km south of Yangshuo County, the Big Banyan Tree is a place that epitomizes the best of pastoral scenes of Yangshuo. The tree covers an area of 100 square meters and measures 17 meters in height. It looks like a big green umbrella when see from afar. Its branches spread out in all directions, and its roots twisting crisscross, the tree takes six men to encircle...
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Butterfly Spring Park
Yangshuo Butterfly Spring Park is the biggest live butterfly park in China by now. It obtains its name from the stalactite which looks like the butterfly in a grotto of this beautiful park. In the park there are hundreds of thousands of butterflies live in harmony with people. In Butterfly Spring Park, there is a 400-meter-long butterfly cave. When you enter the cave, you can see stalactites which look like butterfl...
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Fuli Town
Fuli, a small and quiet town in the east of Yangshuo, just 8 kilometers away from the county seat of Yangshuo, is the famous "hometown of painting-fan." You can find many fans domestic workshops in the local families. Fuli Town originally lay to the east of Donglang Hill and was called "Huangdao Street" in the Tang and Song dynasties. Then it gradually approached the Li River and was renamed "Fuli...
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Yulong River
Yulong River, 43.5 kilometers in length, 1 to 3 meters in depth and the basin area of 5, 158.47 sq. kilometers, is the longest branch of the Li River in Yangshuo County. Thus, Yulong River is called “Litter Li River”. Besides, Yulong River is the largest pure natural mountain and water garden in Guilin. There are over a hundred of sights which are without manmade far from the bustling city and remain the origin, simpl...
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Xingping Town
Located on the east bank of Li River, in the northeast Yangshuo, about 25km away from Yangshuo County, Xingping Town is the most beautiful ancient town along the bank of Li River. Xingping Town was built in 1506. It has many landmarks including Mural Hill, Snail Hill, Lotus Crag, and Fishing Village which can be seen from the Li River cruise. The town is the ending point of the famous hiking route along the Li River:...