72 Hours in Guilin: Top 10 things to do

Guilin trip ideas

Thanks to the 72-hour visa free transit policy, Guilin now allows international travellers from 51 countries to stay for up to 3 days without a visa. With its incredibly beautiful natural scenery and the laid-back atmosphere, you’ll find a Guilin vacation enjoyable and memorable. So let’s find out the ten best things to do in Guilin and its countryside Yangshuo for your 3-day Guilin Yangshuo vacation!

#1 Li River bamboo-rafting or cruise trip
You can choose either the cruise trip from Guilin to Yangshuo or the bamboo-rafting from Yangdi to Xingping to flow through the picturesque green pinnacles.

#2 the enchanting caves
It is a magic world in the caves with strange and beautiful formations illuminated by colorful lights. The most famous ones are Reed Flute Cave and Silver Cave.

#3 practicing Tai Chi in Yangshuo
The stunning landscape makes Yangshuo an ideal place to practice Tai Chi. There are Tai Chi schools in Yangshuo available to international visitors.

#4 Yulong River bamboo-rafting
Simply enjoy the relaxing hours and have fun with the water!

#5 various outdoor sports
Yangshuo, together with its nearby Longji Rice Terraced Fields is a paradise for outdoor sports enthusiasts – enjoy yourself by swimming, hiking, biking, climbing, rock climbing, or even taking a helicopter ride…

#6 cooking school in Yangshuo
You don’t have much time, yet you are still able to learn some authentic Chinese dishes.

#7 the performance of Cormorant Fishing

#8 West Street
Noisy, bustling, the West Street in Yangshuo is lined with bars, cafes, restaurants, guesthouses, snack shops and souvenir shops.

#9 Impression Liu Sanjie night show
Don’t know what to do at night? Go watch the magnificent outdoor performance of Impression Liu Sanjie on water.

#10 Guilin downtown lakes
It is free and ideal for walking and enjoying the delightful night scene.

Beijing Food Tour: 33 Must-try Traditional Snacks

When you think of foods to eat in Beijing, you think Peking duck or Kung Pao Chicken. However, there are like a hundred traditional snacks to try, each with a unique taste and a special story. Old Beijing snacks involve Manchu royal snacks of various dim sum, halal snacks mostly made of mutton or beef and traditional Han snacks with bud-stimulating flavor.
  
Recommended China food tours to Beijing:
10-day Taste of China Top Cuisines
16-day China Culinary Tour

Manchu royal snacks

Lv da gun ( Glutinous Rice Rolls with Sweet Bean Flour) – 驴打滚

Stir fried hawthorn – 炒红果
French bean rolls – 芸豆卷
Sachima (a kind of candied fritter) -萨其马
Old Beijing Cheese – 老北京奶酪
Sesame Cake with Minced Pork – 肉末烧饼
Walnut cheese – 核桃酪

Halal snacks

 
Pea flour cake – 豌豆黄
Aiwowo (Steamed Rice Cakes with Sweet Stuffing) – 艾窝窝
cooked tripe of sheep or swine – 爆肚
Douzhi (a fermented drink made from ground beans) with jiao quan – 豆汁和焦圈
Crisp Thin Fritter Twist – 排叉
Fried dough drops – 炒疙瘩
Tang juan guo (Sugar fruit rolls) – 糖卷果

Han snacks

Baked wheaten cake with sugar – 糖火烧
sugar-coated haws on a stick – 冰糖葫芦
Dalian huo shao – 褡裢火烧
Fried butter cake – 奶油炸糕
Kai kou xiao (fried stuffed bun with sugar) – 开口笑
Zha jiang mian (noodles with soybean paste) – 炸酱面
Fried enema – 炸灌肠
Spiced boiled huo shao – 卤煮火烧
Tofu with Chilled Almond – 杏仁豆腐
Frogs spit honey (Bean stuffing baked wheat cake) – 蛤蟆吐蜜 (豆馅烧饼)
Fried pig's liver of Beijing style – 炒肝
Fried tickle box – 炸咯吱盒
Seasoned millet mush – 面茶
Ma toufu (Fermented Mung Bean Juice Dried) – 麻豆腐
Hu ta zi (old Beijing style pancake) – 糊塌子
Buckwheat cake for summer season – 扒糕
Sweet ears (fried sugar cake) – 糖耳朵
Jiemo dun er (mustard Chinese cabbage) – 芥末墩儿
Xiao diao li tang (pear soup for winter season) – 小吊梨汤