my trip to guilin

i visited guilin by joining the travel agency in shanghai before, which gave me a good feeling, however, i was gradually sick of the same arrangement, same and simple route, tasteless frequent entering the shops (once i visited in hainan the travel agent arranged us enter 5 store, which fooled us a lot) we had missed so many nice scenic spots, rush through ah rush through, quick ah quickly, the guide was continuously to press. what i have got was not i want indeed by spending so much money. now i have found finally, i will not go on a tour with tourist group any further. however although it is said not heel tourist group, but it’s not guarantee to go out by myself. does the ticket have no discount? how to order cabaret? how to enjoy the travel in an unfamiliar of place? one day i and found a record of a journey which have introduced www.achinatravel.com in which i found what i really want. it had a lot of introduction of travel by oneself (which is like buffet, choose what you like) introduction of special economic hotel (they are very cheap and well-quality) plane ticket, train ticket, you can reserve online easily.

if have a holiday on this thursday afternoon at the right moment along while. i had three and a half days with the friday, saturday, sunday, i have got it, i decided to go to guilin which occurred in my dream! which is especially worthy mentioning is that i had learned how to use electronics airplane guest ticket, it’s very simple to performance it just by using the program online……that is ok! i had got a 60% off ticket from shanghai to guilin without delivery, it’s very convenient. i went to the airfield by taxi on the afternoon of saturday, and by showing my id card, exchanging my ticket, i boarded smoothly. it’s much easier this time than it was before, i arrived at liangjiang international airport after two and a half hours, it took me 40 minutes by taxi to urban area, the driver was a great talker, he was very surprised that i had reserved the room in guangtai hotel with the impossible cheap price for my first time to guilin. when he caught that i reserved by www.achinatravel.com he understood, he told me this website was very famous in guilin and yangshuo, and it had owned a good report, they did a good business, which made me exultation, that i had got the right way. the fare from airport to city area by taxi is rmb 100 yuan. i nearly forgot that the site had reminded me that they can meet and send-off the guests by a favorable price, that is rmb 60 yuan per person, i was wondering that why it was so dear. guangtai hotel is a three star hotel, it is new and located on the middle zhongshan road (which equal the nanjing road in shanghai) which next to the peach blossom river, 500 meters far from li river and elephant-trunk hill (the symbol of guilin city) it’s sale price is rmb480 yuan, the price i reserved by www.achinatravel.com is rmb170 yuan, rested for a moment in my room, i started my travel by oneself, it’s dark then, i went to elephant hill park for a walk. it took me 10 minutes’ walk to there, it wan not large, one side faced peach blossom river, the other one faced the li river, the ticket was rmb20 yuan, as the hill was like a elephant drink in the river, so it named. went out of it for 15 minutes’ walk i reached the most crowded center plaza and zhengyang pedestrian street, as for a girl, it’s a wonderful place for shopping. compared with the shops that the travel agents introduced, the specialized stores puzzled me, this street was very long, after a while, my stomach sang, i went to a the “guilin person” (the most famous chain restaurant in guilin) and had a piece of guilin specialized rice noodle, boiled snail, which were very hot make i could not open my mouth, and then i asked for a piece of guiling cream. it was served by oneself there, one piece for rmb 3 yuan, 5yuan, 10 yuan or 8 yuan, with good deal，rmb 1.8 yuan for a big bowl, do you think it’s impossible? i ordered much, and the total account is only rmb 22 yuan, the surrounding there was wonderful, too. when i was full, i went out to the street, i smiled when i saw the touring party urged by the tour guide who lifted a yellow flag, suddenly, someone shouted and run, i followed them, and found that the waterfall show of waterfall hotel began. in the night a silver chain fell from the sky, and companion with the water vapor raised to the heaven, the scenery was so splendid, i surprised and highly praised, imaging how do i feel with the water curtain fly by the windows, it’s the largest manmade waterfall in the world, it’s my pleasure to see it(the waterfall show begin at 8:30 pm every day, which would last 10 minutes.

1. li river waterfall of guilin

went out of the pedestrian street, i had known that how abundant the guilin people’s night life was! the road turned into a lane, which put several of handicrafts sites lasted for one or two miles long, going ahead, the glass bridge, full-colored pavilion double towers of sun and moon flashed into view, as if i fell into a fairyland.

2. twin towers

3. glass bridge

when i exhausted, i came back to the hotel(there was only half a mile to centre plaza)and slept immediately that night, i didn’t know if i dreamed, and i felt that i even did not turn my back. tell you my route which was introduced by www.achinatravel.com was really wonderful. the next day was li river cruise, there was more than 30 miles from guilin to the quay, it will cost you rmb 100 yuan by taxi, my choice was to join the package tour of www.achinatravel.com, this was a good choice, the guests came from all over china, consisted a travel team, and share the same travel car, the guide picked up us one by one in hotel in the morning, and then send us to the quay, the guide explain the scenery until we arrived the wharf, the fee for package tour was rmb 240 yuan/person (included ship fare 210 yuan, a lunch, the air condition, car fare: guilin to quay, yangshuo to guilin)the scenery of brilliant worth of its name, one sight for a walk, it is true that “the boat is walking on the river, and the person left in the picture” it’s hard to express it by words, (what i chose was not returning that day, the price was also rmb 240 yuan)

4.li river

5. li river

we lived in yangshuo morning-light hotel,--a west street specialized inn which located on the edge of west street, it’s rooms were all decorated with wood caving which had an ancient color thou joss-stick of felling, it was also very clean, the sale price was rmb 480 yuan, i order it from www.achinatravel.com is 150 yuan, i was satisfied about the room. i had a piece of dingding pizza by 22 yuan (it was said that it is the famous one), a bottle of liquan beer—10yuan(the best beer in guilin, actually i am not a drunker, only drinking for one or more small amount)the food is so-so, but the atmosphere was wonderful. at 19:40, the girl li from www.achinatravel.com picked up me to enjoy the song-dance drama---expression on sanjie liu---which directed by famous chinese director—yimouzhang the ticket fee is rmb 188 yuan, it’s far from west street to east street. the show lasted from 20:00 until 21:30, which is a large scene, something in your heart, which make you sink it and forget everything except enjoy the happiness it took you.

6.expression sanjie liu

7.expression sanjie liu

we came back to west street and linger in bars until 2:00am the next morning, xiaoli told me that we could get up later tomorrow to visit the country by bike,(about 10:00)she was my guide, i was grateful to her very much, the arrangement was so human, which make me feel the easy and pleasant of self-travel, without the worries of waking up early by the guide. who want to have the no relish breakfast! i followed xiao li to eat the thinner’s rice noodle of yangshuo(which is said one of the most famous one) it tasted nice, 2 yuan/bowl, the rice noodle here was different from in guilin’s, they provided sea tangle, turnip, cabbage as well as chopped onion, hot pepper, you could increase as more as you want, which just unimaginable. xiao li and i went out of the county by bike, and for a about 40 minutes’ around the , we arrived a quay on drafting river. then there were some other bamboo boat, usually there were two person to share a bamboo, but i was alone, so i monopolize a bamboo raft, i thought the feeling was deferent from theirs, the river was so quiet, the hills on each banks just mirrored in the river, it’s so beautiful, even i did not know how to express.

xiao li guided me to the moon village, and we had meal there, i invited xiao li eat with me together, we ordered a hot pot of chick, bean curd, vegetables, the price is 52 yuan, and that was what you could not eat in city, it’s worthy to have. having rest for a moment, we started to visit moon hill, old banyan tree in yangshuo, i nearly forget to tell you the price, yangshuo country cruise--,as i use a bamboo myself, so i add another 50 yuan, xiao li served me only, we get with happily, i really felt that i was the god then.

although came back to guilin, my soul as if left in the beautiful river, and did not know how to came back with my body. as i had not visit the night sight of two-rivers and four lakes, i decided to re-visit. www.achinatravel.com order me the ship of at 20:00, there was about 90 minutes’ route, (the most proper time to enjoy the night scenery was between 19:30 and 21:00, i meet many bridge when cruising, such as: yang bridge, baoxian bridge….

the night view of lake is resplendent and multicolored, matchless and dazzling, such as go into fairyland in pilgrimage to the west. it’s no wonder chenyi write the poetry as “i want to be a guilinner but not be a fairy”

how time flied! i was in the airplane which took me to shanghai at 10:25 am on sunday, tomorrow, i would arrange plan, offer, have meeting, arrange plan, offer, have meeting.....

my tips

if you do not have many money, it’s unnecessary to choose the far away route; if you want to play in a distance place, you must have a plan, and you must go to all the spots you want to go, as the transportation fee (air ticket, train ticket, time) is much more valuable than travel fee; it you the travel fee too much, you will miss much more. you had better chose the good discount ones.

they always have the same feeling if 100 person travel by joining a tourist party, if they travel by themselves, they may have 100 deferent feeling.

what is comparation :

for instance, it would cost you a lot but also make you comfortable if you choose a nice hotel, but you can not taste the west street specialized. you can choose west street specialized inn or family inn, luxury ones or simple ones, that’s up to you, and the price is very reasonable, so i strongly recommend you live in the rooms of west street, which can give you a very special and wonderful feeling.