What's Up Al ? 遊記隨筆 生活點滴

In 2001, we only had a fleeting glimpse of Yangshuo as we hurried along on our Guangxi (廣西) trip, we were determined this time around that we would spend a good deal of time getting to know this famous town. And my word we did ! We spent a sunny week based in a most-comfortable abode in the Shibanqiao village (石板橋), about 20 minutes' walk from the centre, to explore all the karst mountains which this area had been famous for over thousands of years (a historically-known town since 590 A.D.). We were absolutely struck with awe with the spectacular shapes and sizes of the many karst hills and mountains all around us. Yangshuo itself was a town well worth visiting in its own right; nestled along the Lijiang River (漓江), there were eateries, landmarks and beautiful buildings everywhere, the night life in West Street (西街) was particularly busy and packed with visitors each evening. We also spent an enjoyable night-out to attend the Liu Sanjie Impressions Show (印象劉三姐); the theatre stage was set with the karst mountains as the backdrop and we were highly entertained with the stunning lights, sounds, singing and dancing. To top it all up, we spent a memorable afternoon, hiking up the TV Station where we had a 360 degrees of the city, a view which we would rank as one of the best in all our travels. The experience was made all the more special as we met up with a few hikers from Germany and a friendly local girl from Guangxi and our cameras could not stop clicking !