Guilin is famous for its karsts mountains, hills and caves and the trip will not be completed without joining the boat trip to Yangshuo, a small town which located close from Guilin.

Short Introduction about Yangshuo
Picturesque Scenery in Yangshuo

Yangshuo is a popular tourist city which located near from Guilin. The city is surrounded by karst mountains, winding rivers and beautiful scenery. Not only popular for its karsts peaks, Yangshuo is also well known for the beauty of its rivers, caves, and temples as well as its laid back cafes and bars. Many highlight you should visit when you come to Yangshuo includes Moon Hill (favorite for its hiking activity), West Street (popular tourist street), Xingping Village and Yulong River (bamboo rafting) and others.

The main reason why Yangshuo can be so famous among tourists is because this small city has offers variety of leisure and entertainment activity include explore the local countryside by bike, try the world class rock-climbing sites or take a bamboo raft down the river around.

Tourists are not only able to enjoy beautiful sceneries but also can breathe fresh air, escape from the crowded city and find peaceful environment by roaming the village.

Transportation to Yangshuo
Bamboo Raft along Yangshuo

As Yangshuo has no railway stations or airports, the whole visitors should have a visit to Guilin and then depart from there to Yangshuo.
By Bus:
There are frequent minibuses and express buses from Guilin to Yangshuo. Minibuses depart from the square in front of the Guilin railway station (80-90 minutes, 18 RMB). Express buses depart every half hour from the Guilin bus terminal off Zhongshan Zhong Lu (90 minutes, 20 RMB).
By Boat:
Mostly all visitors will take a boat trip from Guilin to Yangshuo. Many local travel agencies could prepare the trip for you. You will travel down the Li River and then enjoy the scenic landscapes along the way before reach Yangshuo.

Get Around the Village
Street in the Town of Yangshuo

Yangshuo is a small place. The town can easily be covered on foot in just about half an hour.
Besides that, visitors also can rent the bike which is become the popular choice among foreigners. It is very safety and fun.

In additional, the village has over 50 battery-storage cars serving as its public buses. They are clean, comfortable, free of pollution and quite cheap. It shuttle around explore the small town bring you to favorite parts of Yangshuo.

Come to Yangshuo, you should not worry too much. Discover the charm of this small town which will give you fabulous experience.

Located in the south western Sichuan province of China, Jiuzhaigou can be said as the place where you could see the best sceneries in China. It is a nature reserve which also recognized as the Heaven on Earth. Would you like to know more about the beauty of Jiuzhaigou? Let's read the article below.

Short Introduction of Jiuzhaigou
Clear & Beautiful Water in Jiuzhaigou

Jiuzhaigou or also called Jiuzhaigou Valley is a national park stretches over 72,000 hectares which known for its gorgeous karsts form and spectacular waterfalls, springs and lakes. It is located 330 kilometers to the north of the Chengdu provincial capital.

Jiuzhaigou Valley gets its name as the valley is surrounded by nine Tibetan villages. The landscapes around Jiuzhaigou are beautiful all year round, in every season. Its best-known feature is dozens of blue, green and turquoise-colored lakes.

Jiuzhaigou possesses a cool temperate climate. It sits 2,000 meters above the sea level, full of virgin forests and 108 lakes. It is also become a home for a number of endangered plant and animal species. For its beautiful nature views, Jiuzhaigou even has listed as one of the World Heritage Lists by UNESCO in 1992.

How to Get Jiuzhaigou?
By plane:
Flights between Chengdu and Jiuzhaigou Huanglong airport are available on Air China, Sichuan Airlines, Hainan Airlines, South China Airways and China Eastern. From major cities Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou, direct flights are also available to Huanglong airport during summer time. The Jiuzhai-Huanglong Airport is about 88 kilometers from the park. It is an hour and a half ride to the Jiuzhaigou scenic area.
Dreamlike Scenery in Jiuzhaigou

By road:
Jiuzhaigou can be reached by road from the Xinnanmen and Chadianzi bus stations in Chengdu to Jiuzhaigou with public Bus services. There available 2 or 3 departures from each station daily depending on demand. Ticket price is approximately ¥110-145.
The journey to Jiuzhaigou is a little bit hard to going through by road. Recommend you to join the tour which arrange by the local travel agency for your convenience and safety.

Admission Ticket and Time
Tickets are sold from 6:30 am-19:00 pm daily. From 16th Nov till 31st March (low season), the park ticket office opens at 8:30am and closes at 16:00 pm (the part itself closes at 18:00 pm).

The price during peak season is ¥220 which includes an insurance fee of ¥3. Disabled visitors, seniors between 60 and 70 years of age, students and soldiers get a discount price, only costs ¥170.

The ticket admission is free for children no taller than 1.3 m in height, government servants, and seniors over 70.

China National Treasure Animal – Panda
Giant Panda of China can be said as one of the China national emblem beside dragon. The giant pandas in China can be found in a few mountain ranges in central China, mainly in Sichuan Province. The giant panda itself is easily recognized by the large, distinctive black patches around its eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. What do pandas eat? The simple and exactly answer is bamboo. Giant pandas daily menu consists almost entirely of the leaves, stems, and shoots of various bamboo species.

In China, there are many nature habitats of giant pandas include in Sichuan (Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Center) and Beijing (Beijing Zoo). Here some information of those 2 location which you could admire adorable Chinese giant pandas during China vacation.

Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Center
Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Center

Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Center or also called Chengdu Panda Base is the earliest, largest and best-known panda reserve in China. It is a research and breeding facility for giant pandas and other rare animals. Panda can live freely like in their ideal natural live environment surrounded by mountains, rivers and bamboo forests in Chengdu Panda Base. Because of those advanced facilities and ideal environment, Chengdu Panda Base is also becomes a home for mostly panda species in the world. It has not only dedicated itself to giant panda conservation, but has also made great efforts to combine natural scenery and man-made landscapes to create wonderful and humane living areas for giant pandas.

In Chengdu Panda Base, visitors could see so many pandas in large enclosures, most of them are just sitting and eating bamboo. Enjoy the view of numerous pandas playing together that is so adorable, learn important education to understand and protect giant pandas and other wildlife or hold pandas and take some photos with cute panda. Interesting and cannot be missed for you who interest in Giant Pandas.

Beijing Zoo
Panda House in Beijing Zoo

Beijing Zoo is the most ideal place to visit if you only come to Beijing during your vacation. The zoo is one of the oldest zoos in China. It is also best known for its collection of rare animals endemic to China including the Giant Pandas, the zoo most popular animals. Giant Panda House is the place where giant pandas can be seen inside the zoo. The zoo itself was the first to breed giant pandas successfully. It has a long and productive history with giant pandas. The cute and adorable giant pandas can be show in Beijing zoo Panda House opened to the public.

Treasure the Chinese Giant Panda in Beijing or Chengdu if you come to China during your holiday. See their adorable face of pandas and capture your best moment with them.