20250801 Nanning-Chongzuo
by Harper Harris19 Tranquility
Aug 10, 2025
🌿Guangxi Chongzuo "Karst Secret Palace"! Lishi Resort 2 Days 1 Night Escape Guide✨
Hidden deep in the karst peak forest along the China-Vietnam border, this resort surrounded by rice fields and sugarcane groves feels like a fairyland. Private hot springs, bamboo raft drifting, starry sky dinners—this immersive guide helps you unlock the "landscape version of Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains"👇
🚗【Transportation Guide】
▫️Self-drive: Navigate to "Chongzuo Secret Lishi Resort," about 2 hours from Nanning (via Hena Expressway, known as the "most beautiful highway")
▫️High-speed rail: Take a bullet train from Nanning Station/Nanning East Station to Chongzuo South Station (1 hour), then a 30-minute taxi ride (💰80)
▫️Flight: Rent a car and drive 2.5 hours from Nanning Wuxu Airport, or take the airport shuttle bus to Chongzuo city center and transfer
🏡【Stay in the Karst Peak Forest Painting】
✔️Pool Villa: Private courtyard + private pool, facing the karst peaks directly (per person 💰2500+, includes breakfast and afternoon tea)
✔️Lishi Suite: Panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows with a hammock, open the window to see the sea of clouds over the rice fields
✔️Family Tent: Starry dome + children's playground, with Zhuang ethnic costume experience
🍵【Zhuang Ethnic Flavor on the Tongue】
❶ Secret Restaurant
✔️Zhuang-style sour bamboo shoot fish (rice field fish + sour bamboo shoots, sour and spicy appetizer)
✔️Five-color glutinous rice (naturally dyed with plants, very photogenic)
❷ Starry Sky Bamboo Raft Banquet
✔️Freshly caught and grilled river fish + bamboo tube rice (bamboo fragrance seeps into the rice grains)
✔️Paired with Zhuang rice wine, listen to Zhuang girls sing mountain songs
❸ Tea House Afternoon Tea
✔️Hand-brewed ancient tree tea + mango coconut jelly, enjoy slow time at the rice field viewing platform☁️
📸【5 Top Photo Spots】
1. Infinity Pool
▫️Take photos of the sunset reflecting the karst peaks in the evening, wearing a red swimsuit for better shots
▫️Drone aerial shots of "people swimming in a painting"
2. Bamboo Forest Path
▫️Shoot "The Wizard of Oz" in the early morning mist, wear a white cotton-linen dress
▫️Use a telephoto lens to compress the background and highlight the subject
3. Rice Field Viewing Platform
▫️Shoot "Studio Ghibli style" during the golden rice wave season, recommended from September to November
▫️Bring a straw hat + woven basket for pastoral style photos
4. Bamboo Raft Drifting
▫️Paddle a bamboo raft through the karst canyon, shoot "landscape ink painting"
▫️Wearing ethnic costumes fits the scene better
5. Starry Sky Dinner
▫️Rice field lights decorate the night, shoot creative photos of "picking stars by hand"
🌿【Nearby Attractions Guide】
✔️Detian Transnational Waterfall (1-hour drive): Asia’s largest transnational waterfall, get close to the splashing water by bamboo raft
✔️Mingshi Pastoral (40-minute drive): Karst peak forest + bamboo raft drifting, filming location of "The Journey of Flower"
✔️Heishui River (30-minute drive): Boat ride to admire karst reflections, shoot "Water Guilin"
🎍【Hidden Activities】
▫️Zhuang brocade weaving class: Learn to weave Zhuang brocade with intangible cultural heritage inheritors (💰198/person)
▫️Starry sky camping: Watch the Milky Way by the rice fields, the resort provides telescopes
▫️Sugarcane forest hiking: Explore the sugarcane sea maze, cut sugarcane and make sugar by hand (limited to November-March)
✨Real Experience:
The butler sends weather reminders in advance, rooms come with Zhuang ethnic specialty fruit plates and mosquito-repellent sachets! Especially suitable for couples on honeymoon (private bamboo raft dinner), family trips (children’s playground + farming experience), and photography enthusiasts (great for shooting all year round) ~ Two days and one night to fully immerse yourself in the mountain and water secret realm.
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