2016 China Trip Day 11 in LongSheng Rice Terrace & Elephant Trunk HIll, Guilin, GuangXi, China
The Longsheng Rice Terraces, also called the Longji Rice Terraces, are located in Longsheng County, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Guilin, Guangxi, China. The terraced fields are built along the slope winding from the riverside up to the mountain top, between 600 m to 800 m above sea level. A coiling terrace line that starts from the mountain foot up to the mountain top divides the mountain into layers of water in spring, layers of green rice shoots in summer, layers of rice in fall, and layers of frost in winter. The terraced fields were mostly built about 650 years ago. Longji (Dragon's Backbone) Terraced Rice Fields received their name because the rice terraces resemble a dragon's scales, while the summit of the mountain range looks like the backbone of the dragon. In early June, water is pumped over the rice paddies and young plants are transferred to the main terraces.
The Elephant Trunk Hill (Chinese: 象鼻山; pinyin: Xiàngbí Shān) is a hill, landmark and tourist attraction in Guilin, Guangxi, China. It is the symbol of the city of Guilin. It got its name because it looks like an elephant drinking water. The round opening that would be under the elephant’s trunk is known as Water-Moon Cave because at night the reflection of the moon can be seen through the arch and it looks as if it is under the water and floating on the surface of the water at the same time. Elephant Trunk Hill and Water-Moon Cave are located at the confluence of the Taohua River and the Lijiang River
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Guilin is celebrated for its picturesque limestone mountains and the meandering Li River.
An ancient Chinese saying describes the landscape in Guilin as the best scenery under heaven.
Its misty peaks rise as suddenly from the earth as trees in a forest, they surround the city like mountains floating in an imaginary sea.
With China Spree you are never far from the action, so your beautiful hotel is located in the heart of the city on a riverside avenue of the sweet-scented trees and walkway that overlooks the Li River. It's a great place for relaxation and meditation.
This part of the country encompasses China's most famous scenic landscapes.
While in Guilin we travel to Long Sheng for an off-the-beaten-path hiking tour of the spectacular Dragon Spine Rice Terraces.
Over the centuries, the drong and Yao minorities have sculpted 2,000 foot high peaks with remarkable step-like terraces. They use the terraces for growing rice. This transformation over time has created landscapes of utility as well as immense beauty.
In Spring, when the terraces are full of water, they resemble irregular silver ladders; and in autumn, when the rice ripens, the mountains turn into golden waves.
Visit the unique culture of local minorities and their villages where life has remained unchanged for thousands of years. We are able to hike between the villages following tiny stone paths carved out by the local people. This memorable journey is rarely included in the conventional itinerary.
A beautiful day waits! After breakfast, you take a scenic ride through the countryside, passing lush green fields and rice paddies, to reach the Bamboo River pier, where you embark on a memorable cruise down the picturesque Li River. The 40-mile trip has countless twists and turns and the scenery is reminiscent of classical Chinese landscapes—bamboo groves, sleepy villages, fishermen on bamboo rafts, cormorants, water buffalo, soaring karst pinnacles and mist shrouded peaks... your cruise concludes at Yangshuo, a rural town, amidst a haunting and surreal setting.
Time permitting you will have free time to explore this fascinating town on your own, followed by a tour on tuk-tuk to visit local farmers' fields and homes. Yangshuo's landscape of limestone hills, rice fields and lazy rivers is the very image of rural China, and ride on a tuk-tuk through this much-painted landscape provides a great way to experience the dramatic countryside, ancient villages and bustling local markets in a very intimate way.
Traveling back to Guilin in the late afternoon, en route, we will make photo stop to shoot signature sceneries of the countryside
If time permits, you will tour the Reed Flute Cave, nature's subterranean wonder filled with stalactites and stalagmites. Its name comes from the verdant reeds growing outside that are used to make flutes. The grand chamber known as the Crystal Palace, is an awesome spectacle.
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Guilin to Longsheng Rice Terraces by bus | China Travel
Today we hopped on a bus from Guilin in China to the beautiful Longsheng Rice Terraces! We almost missed the bus, but thankfully we arrived safely and with enough time to soak up the area by taking an evening stroll up to one of the main viewpoints: music from paradise.
We stayed in Dazhai village in Longsheng as we had heard it was much quieter than the other main tourist area.
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Yizhou, formerly Yishan County, is a district under the administration of Hechi City, southern China’s Guangxi Province. Yizhou was awarded the title of “China’s longevity village” by the Gerontological Society of China (GSC) in 2015.
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China Tours - Longsheng, China - Dragon Spine Terraces
When taking a tour of China with China Spree be sure to look for one of our many itineraries that take you on a visit to the Dragon Spine Terrace.
The Longsheng Rice Terraces are located in Longsheng County, about 100 km (2 hours drive) from Guilin. The most popular are Ping An Rice Terrace and Jinkeng Rice Terrace.
The terraced fields are built along the slope winding from the riverside up to the mountain top, the highest part being 880 m in elevation while the lowest part is 380 m. The coiling line that starts from the mountain foot up to the mountain top divides the mountain into layers of water glittering in the sun in spring, layers of green rice shoots in summer, layers of golden rice in fall, and layers of silvery frost in winter. At its beginning of Yuan Dynasty, the terraced fields were mostly built during the Ming Dynasty, about 500 years ago.
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Longsheng (Longji) Rice Terraces - Guangxi, China: What, How and Why to visit it
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First of all, these terraced rice paddies are an incredible work of hydraulic engineering, in harmony with nature. Only in Petra, in Jordan I have seen something similar. This water comes from the mountains, step by step, into these rice fields through countless streams.
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I suggest you to follow a path of about 12 km (3-4 hours walking) from Ping’an to Dazhai, crossing different villages. Once in Dazhai you can easily find a ride by car to go back to Ping’an.
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But why to come here? The reflection of the water, these nature curves and smooth hills. These terraces that cascade down into the valley are a view that you’ll not easily forget!
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Guilin region - some of China's most spectacular scenery (October 2008). Boating on the Li River, hot air balloon over karst limestone landscape, lesson in village school, cycling in the countryside, hiking in the Longsheng rice terraces.
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Southern China is home to Towering Karst Mountains, Spectacular Waterfalls, Rice Fields, Pristine River-ways and Much, Much More. Guilin, Yangshuo, Longji Rice Terraces and Nanning are some of Guangxi Province's best places to visit. See for yourself the natural scenery and beauty of China.
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The Best Way to Visit The Longji Rice Terraces (龙脊梯田) in Guilin China!
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Red Yao Hill Tribe Long Hair Performance at Lonji Longsheng Rice Terrace in Guilin, China (瑤族 - 瑶族)
Red Yao Hill Tribe Long Hair Performance at Lonji Longsheng Rice Terrace in Guilin, China (瑤族 - 瑶族) (龙胜梯田 - 龍勝梯田) Today we are visiting a local hill tribe that just lives a few hours outside of Guilin and we've come here because this community is known for the women's long hair. They grow it out and it's almost a meter and a half long and we're actually going to be watching a performance where they spin their hair and wrap it up and show us how they wear it.
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So that was one of the funniest performances to watch because I guess in this culture the women show the men they care for them by pinching their butts, so some foreigners got brought on stage to help demonstrate how things work and they were just having their little buns pinched and it was quite fun to watch.
So Sam, you saw a bit of action today didn't you? I can't remember the last time I had my butt pinched that many times. So as part of the marriage ceremony the participants had to get up on stage and also sing to their brides. Luckily none of them seemed very shy. They did a good job. What if they had chosen you to go up and sing? Hahahaha. I would have butchered it.
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Sept 2017: Magical Guilin & Yangshuo in Southern China, the Backpakers' Paradise
We spent 4 nights in Guilin & Yangshuo, flying in from Chengdu.
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Longsheng is named after Longji, which translates to dragon's backbone. The terrace resembles dragon scales as rice fields snake via the mountains.
CHINESE RICE TERRACES | LONGSHENG TITIAN | 龙胜梯田
We took a bus from the beautiful Yangshuo to longsheng, where you can admire the picturesque landscape of rice terraces and talk to local minorities.
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