Sights and landmarks in Yangshuo

Sights and landmarks in Yangshuo

1. See

   Assembling Dragon Cave

   聚龙潭

   The Karst cave was so named because the grotesque peaks outside the cave look like dragons among the clouds. Inside the Assembling Dragon Cave are beautiful sculptures of nature in the form of varied formations of stalactites and stalagmites. These formations are lit by colorful neon lights, together with sweet music in the background, making one feels like he/she is in the fairyland! The Magical Stone Palace is next to the exit of the Assembling Dragon Cave. The Magical Stone Palace is a big exhibition hall selling many kinds of stones to tourists.

2. See

   Impression Liu Sanjie Theater

   刘三姐水上公园

   Every evening from 8 to 9:10pm a live performance is held where the surrounding karst mountains are part of the show.

3. See

   Moon Hill

   月亮山

   Another popular scenic spot south of town. The main attraction is a hill with a huge hole in the shape of a moon. The hills here can be climbed for spectacular vistas from the top. There is a ¥15 entry fee. (There is also another dirt trail to the right of the entrance; follow it left, hop over the barbed wire and follow the stone steps up to reach the main path for free.) It is not an incredibly long trek to the top but the gradient and strange angle of the steps can do something strange to your legs on the way down. The Moon Hill Cafe at the base of the hill sells fairly mediocre food at ridiculously high prices, and you may need something after the trek up and down. Alternatively there are a few other places to choose from in nearby Moon Hill Village, and plenty of hawkers selling cool drinks. If it is a slow day, don't be surprised if a hawker follows you up the mountain to make a sale when you are thirsty. The hawkers are mostly harmless old farm women, but they are aggressive. ¥5 is a fair price for two bottles of cold water. They will try to sell it for triple that price. On the road back to Yangshuo, not far from Moon Hill, is the 'Big Banyan Tree' scenic area. A ¥20 entry fee gets you into this popular park by the Yulong river, featuring a 1,400-year-old banyan tree. Be sure to use the official entrance (ticket offices at the front), as hawkers will attempt to lure you into an alternative entrance that is lined with dozens of souvenir stalls.

   Temporarily closed as of May 2025

4. See

   Yangdi-Xingping scenic area

   杨堤风光

   This stretch along the Li River is probably the most renowned and popular. The traditional bamboo rafts along this stretch have been replaced by rafts made of plastic pipe with two stroke motors. The "raft experience" is now a boom industry and hundreds of these small rafts cruise this route when the big tour boats have passed. The rafts are safe and the better operators provide life jackets. There is also a 24 km (5 to 6 hours) track for easy hiking along the Li river.

5. See

   Yangshuo Park

   阳朔公园, 人民公园 People's Park

   A great place to observe the locals playing cards, a national pastime so it would seem. You’ll also see groups of women sitting around talking whilst doing their knitting, some even walk along the street whilst knitting and chatting.

   Open all day·Free

6. See

   Yulong River valley

   遇龙河谷

   The pretty valley is said to rival the Yangdi-Xingping stretch in terms of beauty. Besides rafting down the river on bamboo rafts, another popular way of seeing the valley is by cycling along riverside tracks. The journey will bring you through many farming villages and past several stone bridges across the river such as the Yulong Qiao and Fuli Qiao. Be warned though that the track is complicated and it is easy to get lost; using a local guide will ensure you stay on track.

7. See Not mapped

   Cormorant Fishing

   Local tourism companies offer evening boat trips to watch fisherman using a traditional night fishing technique that employs cormorants.

8. See

   Big Banyan Tree

   大榕树

9. See

   Green Lotus Peak

   碧莲峰

10. See

    Shutong Hill

    书童山

11. See

    West Street

    西街

12. See

    Yangshuo Cultural Relics Landscape Garden

    阳朔文化古迹山水园

    2 Binjiang Road (滨江路2号)

    Closed · opens 8:30 am·¥22

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Yangshuo (CC BY-SA 4.0).