【48h Extreme Tour of Longji Rice Terraces】Weekend Challenge for the Working Crowd! Stunning Cloud Terraces

——— ✨Itinerary✨ Day 1: Guilin → Longji Rice Terraces Scenic Area → Jinkeng Dazhai → Xishan Shaole Sunset Viewing🌅 ⏰6:00 Depart from Guilin city ⏰9:30 Arrive at scenic area entrance (recommend buying cable car combo ticket to save energy🚠) ⏰12:00 Eat authentic bamboo tube rice at Jinkeng Dazhai🍚 ⏰15:00 Hike to the top of Xishan Shaole! Mirror-like terraces + sea of clouds so beautiful it leaves you speechless😍 ⏰19:00 Stay at Tiantouzhai homestay, stargaze and listen to frogs croaking🌌

Day 2: Ping’an Village → Seven Stars Accompanying the Moon → Jiulong Five Tigers → Return ⏰6:30 Wait for sunrise and sea of clouds (a must-see! Heals 996 work stress🌄) ⏰9:00 Hike the bluestone path in Ping’an Village, passing through a thousand-year-old Yao village📸 ⏰11:30 Check in at Seven Stars Accompanying the Moon viewing platform, terraces scattered like a jade puzzle💚 ⏰14:00 Final panoramic view of Jiulong Five Tigers, then descend to eat Kuquan Youcha tea!

———— 🚌Transportation Guide🚌 ✔️Guilin → Longji: Xiangjiang Hotel shuttle bus (50 RMB/person, 3 hours) ✔️Inside scenic area: Must buy shuttle bus ticket (40 RMB/person, unlimited transfers between villages) ❌Warning: Don’t trust unlicensed cars claiming "shortcut"! Mountain roads have many bends, safety first⚠️

———— 🍜Food Feast🍜 ✅Bamboo Tube Chicken: Mountain spring water + free-range chicken from bamboo forest, soup so fresh it’ll make your eyebrows raise! ✅Glutinous Rice: Made with red glutinous rice from terraces + steamed with sausage, a delight for sticky rice lovers ✅Sour Fish and Sour Meat: Dong ethnic pickled vegetables, paired with glutinous rice wine to cut the grease🍶 ✅Wild Vegetable Cakes: Made with Lei Gong Shi and bracken, green dumplings that are refreshing and not fattening～

———— 💡Tips to Avoid Pitfalls💡 1️⃣ Travel light! Trekking poles + non-slip shoes are life-saving combos (stone steps can be slippery!) 2️⃣ Choose homestays halfway up the mountain! Open the window to see terraces, luggage can be carried by basket porter (30 RMB/time) 3️⃣ Golden season is September-October! Golden rice fields + water-filled mirror terraces double the impact📅 4️⃣ Yao ethnic costume rental 20 RMB/set! Wear silver jewelry and stand on the ridge for instant epic photos👑 5️⃣ Beware of "free guides"! Official viewing platforms have signs, and mobile signal is strong📱

———— 💌Summary: Walked over 30,000 steps in two days, but the moment the sunrise dyes the thousand-layer terraces gold, all fatigue is blown away by the mountain breeze! Working crowd, just go for it💨

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Post by PathfindingParables | Oct 12, 2025