Don't miss these four places when traveling to Guangxi

🌊 1. Guilin Li River: The pinnacle of Chinese landscape painting
- Highlights
- Hundred-Mile Gallery: An 83-kilometer water route from Guilin to Yangshuo, with reflections of green peaks and clear waters winding through, featuring Nine Horses Fresco Hill and Yellow Cloth Reflection (the scene on the 20 RMB note), like a fairyland painting.
- Four Seasons Illusion: On sunny days, see "boats sailing on green mountain tops" 🛶; on rainy and foggy days, enjoy ink-wash misty rain; in autumn and winter, red leaves adorn the riverbanks.
- Essential Experience: Three-star/four-star cruises (215-360 RMB), the Yangdi to Xingping section condenses the essence of karst landforms.
- Practical Tips
- Best Season: April to October (best scenery during the high-water period).
- Transportation: Take a boat from Mopanshan/Zhujing Wharf, or drive directly along the Guimo Highway.

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🌾 2. Longji Terraces: An epic of farming in the clouds
- Stunning Scenery
- Three-dimensional painting: Ping'an Village’s "Seven Stars Accompanying the Moon" looks like the Milky Way falling to earth; Jinkeng Village’s "Thousand-Layer Ladder" pierces the clouds with a vertical drop of 500 meters.
- Seasonal Changes:
May irrigation period · mirror-like terraces 💧 + sea of clouds;
October golden rice waves · Yao ethnic clothing-drying festival 🎑;
January snow-covered terraces like silver fingerprints.
- Cultural Secrets: Visit Huangluo Yao Village (Guinness record for longest hair), experience Yao water wine and make five-colored glutinous rice.
- Guide
- Ticket: 80 RMB (pass for three major viewing areas).
- Transportation: Guilin city → Longsheng County → scenic area bus (Ping'an/Dazhai entrance).

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🌍 3. Detian Transnational Waterfall: Asia’s most thunderous waterfall
- Spectacular Experience
- Twin Waterfall Symphony: 200 meters wide, 70 meters high, the three-tiered Detian Waterfall faces Vietnam’s Ban Gioc Waterfall across the river; during the rainy season, the water volume rivals the Yellow River 🌊.
- Cross-border Fun: Bamboo raft close to the water curtain (water mist in your face!), climb the No. 53 boundary marker to instantly connect to Vietnam’s signal 📶, night light show + cross-border night market.
- Four Seasons Aesthetics: Spring with fiery kapok trees, summer like a stampede of horses, autumn with layers of fragrant rice, winter like gentle silk.
- Notes
- Ticket: Package 199 RMB (includes sightseeing bus + bamboo raft).
- Safety Tip: The high-altitude magic carpet project has been suspended (after the 2024 accident).

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🌋 4. Weizhou Island: A dream island of volcanoes and glassy seas
- Must-Do Experiences
- Geological Wonders: Crocodile Mountain volcanic crater 🌋, sea-eroded caves, colorful beach sunrise 🌅 (China’s youngest volcanic island).
- Limited Scenery: March "Glass Sea" 💎 (sea water as clear as gems), winter sightings of Bryde’s whale pods.
- Cultural Imprints: Century-old coral stone Catholic church ⛪, fresh seafood feast at Nanwan seafood market 🦞.
- Travel Info
- Island Entry Fee: 98 RMB + ferry ticket 150 RMB (book 10 days in advance!).
- Transportation: Take a boat from Beihai International Passenger Port, rent electric scooters on the island (60 RMB/day).

> ⚠️ Safety Tip: Detian Waterfall magic carpet project is suspended; Weizhou Island ferry tickets must be booked early during peak season! It is recommended to plan your trip combining the official scenic area website and real-time information.