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Yangshuo Cooking School offers classes to those visitors who want to not only munch their way around China, but also to take home a new skill: the ability to re-create some of their favorite regional dishes. Set in a traditional farmhouse on the Li River, the Yangshuo Cooking School offers a scenic spot to get hands-on.The BasicsCooking classes at the Yangshuo Cooking School range from a few hours to an entire week. Most visitors opt for a half-day class, which typically includes a visit to a local market to learn about regional ingredients, followed by a hands-on lesson in a traditional Chinese farmhouse. Dishes might include beer fish, eggplant with soy and oyster sauce, or duck with pickled ginger and chilies. After preparing the meal, enjoy the fruits of your labors in the serene courtyard. Families visiting Yangshuo can attend the Yangshuo Cooking School as part of a multi-day adventure through the region, with other activities such as biking, caving, and river cruising.Things to Know Before You GoThe Yangshuo Cooking School is a must for foodies.Basic classes last about four hours, including a market tour. Your class fee includes round-trip transportation from your hotel in Yangshuo. How to Get ThereThe Yangshuo Cooking School has two locations: in Yangshuo on Binjiang Road on the banks of the Li River, and in the village of Chao Long, about 3 miles (5 kilometers) outside of Yangshuo. Transportation is generally included.When to Get ThereA cooking class at the Yangshuo Cooking School is a great activity no matter the season. Menus vary by day, so check ahead if there’s something specific you want to cook.Multi-Day Cooking ClassesWhile most visitors opt for a half-day class, it’s also possible to enroll in 4-day and weeklong cooking classes. These allow you to cook a larger menu of traditional local dishes and often include other activities, such as a bike ride through the Yangshuo countryside, a cruise on the Li River, or morning tai chi classes.

Yangshuo Cooking School

Just up the Li River from Yangshuo sits the tiny ancient fishing village of Xingping. While Yangshuo has a lively international community of Chinese, expatriates and travelers passing through, Xingping offers a quieter, more authentic and rural Chinese experience. Nestled amidst the towering limestone karsts, the village has been inhabited since 265 AD and retains several well preserved Ming Dynasty buildings.

Apart from wandering the narrow alleys of the village, visitors can make the ten minute walk to 20 Yuan Point, a spot along the river with the view of the karsts that is depicted on the Chinese 20 yuan note; or make the challenging climb to the Bird’s View Pavilion atop a karst just outside the village.

Xingping Village is often a stopping point on boat excursions down the Li River from Yangshuo, but you can also get there by buses departing from Yangshuo throughout the day.

Xingping Town (Xingping Village)

Moon Hill (Yueliang Shan) is perhaps the best known and most recognizable of Yangshuo’s limestone formations. Named for the moon-shaped hole in the top of the karst, Moon Hill rises over 250 feet (76.2 meters) above the surrounding countryside. On a clear day, you can watch as clouds meander across the sky through the 164-foot (50-meter) tall moon hole.

Those willing to climb the 800 marble steps to the top of Moon Hill will be rewarded with one of the most spectacular views in the province. For travelers seeking an adrenaline rush, there are 23 routes to the summit and the karst and rock climbing enthusiasts will find everything from vertical climbs to serious overhangs on the way to the top. 

Moon Hill is best visited in the late afternoon after the majority of Chinese tourists have come and gone and the hawkers have quieted down. If you’re feeling extra energetic, rent a bicycle and cycle there and back through the local villages.

Moon Hill (Yueliang Shan)

Located in the hills northwest of Yangshuo lies an area with the beautiful name Longji, which translated into English means “the rice terraces on the backbone of a dragon.” The glittering, green fields swing their way gently up the slopes to lofty heights that are far away from the noisy tourist regions in the lower altitudes. Probably due to the climbs up the steep stairs and walkways being not that easy, the rice terraces breathe a sense of tranquility that is rare in modern China. In the midst of these rice fields lies Ping’an village, a place where time has almost stood still.

The traditional wooden houses are crowded together, as if they want to be as close as possible, and on the front steps, old women feed chickens and dogs lazily guard door ways. Although the region is well developed and houses now have water and electricity, the lifestyle is very simple and the area around Ping’an village is home to the Zhuang minority.

Ping’an Village

Impression Sanjie Liu is a unique outdoor night show directed by the renowned director, Zhang Yimou and staged at the Li River in Yangshuo. This is the world’s largest natural theater, using the setting of the Li River as its stage and the mist-shrouded karst hills as its backdrop – along with whatever weather the evening may bring. 

For this open-aired spectacle, which is performed twice every evening in the summer, the audience watch from designated terraces while hundreds of performers appear to float on the water before them. Most of these performers are fishermen from the villages along the river, and the show itself depicts the story of the history and culture of the local Yangshuo people.

Throughout the performance, impressive lighting, sound, and special smoke effects blend in harmoniously with the natural landscape of the river and its surroundings, creating a truly mesmerizing experience.

Impression Sanjie Liu

Baisha Ancient Town is well known in the area for being the town of fruits, due to farming so many cumquats and exporting them throughout China. This tiny, oval-shaped Asian citrus fruit closely resemble oranges and throughout the year, the village turns from a sea of green in summer to a golden orange one in November as the cumquats ripen. Not only the glowing colors of the cumquat season, but also the picturesque landscape composed of ancient bridges, the slow moving Yulong River and the tall karst mountains in the background attract photographers to this spot. As the village is located right next to the famous Yulong Bridge crossing the Yulong River, Baisha has turned into a necessary stop for any bicycle tour around the area.

Starting from beneath the bridge in Baisha Ancient Town, you can also head out on bamboo rafts to go on a lazy float down the river, or watch fishermen practice the old school fishing method using cormorants.

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