Fuli Bridge, Yangshuo

The sun was shining and it was a glorious day as we set off on our 16km cycle to Fuli Bridge from our hotel. After around an hour of cycling, we arrived at Fuli Bridge.

All in all, we spent around 10 minutes there. But why?! All the reviews mention how gorgeous it is! So peaceful!

Gorgeous? Kind of. Peaceful? Hell no.

When you arrive, you’re greeted by around 30 market stalls all selling various hats, random T-shirt’s and ice creams. There’s also the option to ride a raft 10 minutes up the river (that’s being generous) before turning around and coming back to shore.

We were treated to a man using a microphone and what can only be described as the loudest speaker in the world to sing out of time and off key to a variety of songs. He was deafening. He had placed himself on the bottom of the bridge, so there was no escaping. I took several videos of him, but unfortunately I can’t post those as well. If you’d like to hear the monstrosity, please check out my other review!

The bridge was beautiful, and then backdrop stunning. There’s no denying that. But the outdoor, one man band and the commercialism of the rafts and market stalls ruined the tranquility of the area. A true shame!

A silver lining; friends of ours have also visited and were not treated to KTV. We went on a Saturday- maybe this is his weekend gig?

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Post by Livsayshola | Jul 31, 2021