National 5A Scenic AreaSouth China
Yangshuo Countryside
阳朔田园 · Guangxi, Guilin
Riverside fields and karst peaks around Yangshuo, best explored by bike, raft or rock climbing.
Yangshuo is a laid-back county town surrounded by karst peaks, rice fields and the Yulong River, a quieter tributary of the Li. Its countryside is a playground for cycling, bamboo-raft floats and rock climbing, while the lively West Street mixes backpacker cafés with local markets under the shadow of towering limestone.
Yangshuo grew from a small riverside settlement into a famous travel destination after the Li River opened to tourism in the 1980s. Its surrounding villages and terraced fields have been farmed for centuries in the shadow of the karst, and the town became a pioneer of China's backpacker and outdoor-travel scene.
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