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Best views in Yangshuo

32 lookouts and viewpoints in Yangshuo.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Best views in Yangshuo

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    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.

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    Green Lotus Peak

    碧莲峰

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    Bamboo Cave

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    Dragon Horns

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    Dresser

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    Egg Mountain

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    Humpback Mountain

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    Jade Hill

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    Lao Tie Mountain

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    Low Mountain

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    Middle Finger

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    TV tower

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    Thumb Peak

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    Twin Gates

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    View to Moon hill

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    北麓山

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    南天门观景台

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    天鹅山

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    小姑山

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    小马山

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    独秀山

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    玉姑山

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    螃蟹山

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    蟠桃山

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    西郎山

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    邻居山

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    都利山

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    酒瓶山

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    陈抟山

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    马山

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    高泽山

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    龙头山

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Yangshuo (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Place data from Overture Maps.