The AMCHPR Summer 2015 China Tour - Guilin, Part 1 of June 29-July 3

Guilin/Yao Mountain

Next stop after Shenzhen wasGuilin, which I wanted to visit purely because I'd seen photos like this one (not my photo/Wiki)...

...so Guilin was stop #2 for this trip, beginning with flying out of Shenzhen via China Southern (just fine every time, so far)...

(Watch photo #1)

landing at Guilin Airport, then heading in to town.

...When I arrived at my hotel, I immediately knew I'd made one of the good decisions of my trip, booking the delightful Parkside Hostel, for a hugely economical about $35/CDN a night as of this writing. Good move for the 4 nights I was in Guilin. Excellent food on-site, ultra-friendly, absolutely comfortable, and only about 10 minutes walk to right downtown across the JieFeng bridge, and equally close to the whole of Seven Star Park, and only minutes by taxi to YaoShan/Yao Mountain.

I only scratched the surface of the beauty of Guilin this trip, and I still had my fill of premium Chinese scenic eye-candy. Keep in mind that the summer season is Guilin's wettest, dampest and greyest...and probably greenest. My time in Guilin was generally no exception, so the photos here reflect that, but it was warm, humid and foggy at worst, and clearer in the evenings. I was quite comfortable every day, all day.

Rather than be strictly chronological, I'll break down the photos from Guilin into to five sections: 1) Central Guilin in the Daytime, 2) Evening/Night Around the Downtown Area, and 3) 藥山 Up and Down YaoShan/Yao Mountain. (Guilin, sections 4 (the Li Jiang River Tour), and 5 (rafting near Yangshuo), will come next post).

Central Guilin in the Daytime, starting with the view from 解放桥 JieFang/Liberation Bridge:

(Watch-related photo #2)

And my sincere thanks to the many hard-working people that keep China so spotless.

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Evening/Night: Around the Downtown Area:

Guilin buskers video w/sound (average sound, but fun)

[video=youtube;71BS8GL4VUg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71BS8GL4VUg[/video]

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Up and Down Yao Mountain

Yao Mountain is 903.3 meters high and is the highest hill in Guilin. The gondola ride is 1416 meters long, one-way. First things first: the rules of the ride:

My fear of heights is getting more and more manageable...but I still wasn't expecting this[/]...

The toboggan slideis 100m long with 18 turns sliding down from the top.

Evening/Night: Around the Downtown Area:

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The tease for the next installment...