Yangshuo County Trip Overview
Longsheng County is within the Guilin area (prefecture), Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Its main attraction is the Longji rice terraces ( Longji Titian), called Dragon Backbones by the locals. Also of interest are the hot springs and the small mountain villages among the wooded areas of trees and bamboos. Longji Terraced Field is located about 100km northeast of the downtown Guilin, about 2 hours’ drive from Guilin. The rice terraces are built into the hillsides.
During this day tour, we can visit the Huangluoyao Long hair village and Ping’an village or Dazhai village.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Yangshuo County, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Yangshuo County, Guangxi, China
Longsheng County is within the Guilin area (prefecture), Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Its main attraction is the Longji rice terraces ( Longji Titian), called Dragon Backbones by the locals. Also of interest are the hot springs and the small mountain villages among the wooded areas of trees and bamboos. Longji Terraced Field is located about 100km northeast of the downtown Guilin, about 2 hours’ drive from Guilin. The rice terraces are built into the hillsides.
During this day tour, we can visit the Huangluoyao Long hair village and Ping’an village or Dazhai village.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Yangshuo County, Yangshuo County, Guangxi
Your private driver and personal guide will collect you from your hotel in Yangshuo or Xingping. The driving hours and distance as follows:
From Yangshuo, it’s around 2hrs driving via the highway, 150KM.
From Xingping,it’s around 3hrs driving via the highway & Normal way, 180KM.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces, 80 kilometers from Guilin, Longsheng County 541701 China
We will arrive in Longji tickets office first and we will stop there for 15 minutes to purchse the ticket then use the car again to the Ping’an or Dazhai village.
The Longsheng Rice Terraces, also called the Longji Terraced Fields or Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces, offer some of the most fantastic scenery in China or indeed the world.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Ping’an Village, Within the County, Longsheng County 541700 China
Your first stop is the ‘Long Hair Village’, Huangluo, where the Yao women grow their hair to spectacular lengths – some as long as 6.6 feet (2 meters)! Learn about Yao lifestyles here, before you journey up to Ping’an Village, set among the dazzling rice terraces of Longji, and still home to traditional wooden houses, where Zhuang and Yao minorities tend their fields as they have for centuries.
Enjoy a traditional lunch in Ping’an (own expense) before your guide leads you through the rice terraces, telling the story of how these stunning landscapes were created over many centuries as the locals carved fields out of the vertiginous slopes of Longji. Soak up the lush scenery and relaxing atmosphere as you capture timeless shots.
If you’re returning to Guilin, you’ll generally leave around 3:30pm (if you’re staying in Yangshuo, you’ll leave at 4:30pm), arriving back at your destination around 5:30pm.
Duration: 2 hours
