TOUCH CHINA - 2009 IVV WALKING CONVENTION GUILIN ZHAOQING CHINA   

Welcome to Guilin China.

Guilin dates back over 2000 years and is famed in China for both its history and scenery. Its beautiful landscape is regarded as some of the best in the world.Guilin is located inthe northeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.It has a warm,subtropical climate with an average temperature of 19℃.

The Guilin area was a vast ocean.Due to the rose up of the calcareous sandstone from the ocean bed and became land. After weathering and erosion over many years.Mysterious and beautiful hills,and underground rivers were formed.These sights combined with hamlets and farming lands make up today's landscape acclaimed as "the best under heaven".

Drive to visit the Jinzhu Zhuang Village, the Huangluo Yao Village, and enjoy the Ethnic singing and long-hair girl dancing on the biggest wooden stage in Guangxi.Enjoy on the way the breath-taking views of terraced rice fields, mountains and ethnic villages.Dinner: local flavour chicken, pork, and vegetables, famous organic food.

Drive to Yangdi Village. Walk 26 KM, 4.5 hours approximately, along the beautiful Li River or take a bamboo raft to get to Xingping Village. Drive to Yangshuo, and walk around the West Street, which is filled with interesting shops and bars.