Based near the Cheng Yang Bridge, I walked to the a nearby Ji Chang village today.  While I enjoyed the scenery,  the highlight was the market scene in Da Zhai village along the way.  I was lucky to have struck market day. It is relatively unspoilt here and the village was unpretentious and authentic, down […]

I walked down the hill and said goodbye to the rice terraces of Ping An.  My first ride was to Longsheng, connecting to Sanjiang and then a further connection to my final destination. Three bus rides later I was at the Cheng Yang Wind and Rain Bridge, outside the town of Sanjiang.  It is pretty […]

Exploring This morning I woke to the sound of dripping on my backpack.  Then it became a torrent.  I think the family owning the hotel sleep in the loft and baby did a wee wee, or hopefully a glass of water fell over.  Fortunately I managed to leap out of bed to move my pack […]

I woke early and left Guilin for my next destination by bus.  Two buses in fact.  I lucked out with the first one for Longshen, catching it a couple of minutes before it departed from Guilin station.  Less than two hours, I  changed at Longshen for a smaller bus to Ping An rice terraces.  It […]

I woke to a cool grey day.  Maybe even brown.  Very often the sky in China is brown due to pollution, desert dust or whatever other reason. I only have today at Guilin and wanted to take in the various sights.  First up, I climbed up to Solitary Beauty Peak.  The Peak is one of […]

Maternal great grandfather’s home Breakfast at the hotel was a repeat of the greasy fare from two days ago.  I skipped the greasy rice and noodles and settled for congee and greasy vegetables.  Even the pickles were greasy but they went quite well with the congee, as did the very fine ikan bilis. We had […]