LONGSHENG RICE TERRACE

Also called Longji Rice Terrace, picturesque terraced fields, about 6 hours drive from Guilin city. Ticket fare is 100 yuan to use the cable car up and down the mountain to appreciate the scenery of the terrace (advisable), But if you wish to save some money and time, you can pay half the price up the mountains and come down with your legs lol to appreciate the fields and also the villages. There are various tour guides in Guilin (so be careful and don’t get scammed). It’s a rough mountainous ride so if you have altitude sickness you might want to reconsider.. 😃 but trust me, it’s worth the ride. 

WELCOME TO SHANGHAI! 上海

Old and modern city of China, the skyscraper city. SHANGHAI. Houses the tallest building in China and 2nd tallest building in the world. Full of life, with a lot of sightseers, amazing night life, and a very expensive city! (Make use of the buses and subways) 😆!

How we got here?? Okay. Booked the overnight bullet train from Beijing to Shanghai. The journey was 12 hours and comfortable. LuJiaZui area houses the tallest buildings. It’s just amazing how it feels like tall buildings are just going round your head, yes this is how it feels at LuJiaZui lol! Don’t forget to enjoy an evening or night boat cruise at Huang Pu river, enjoy the scenery of the city from the tallest building in the Bund! There are museums and much more. 

GUILIN 桂林

The city of the Pagodas, elephant trunk hill, mountains and terraces. Welcome to Guilin. 

It was roughly a 3 hour train ride with the bullet train  from Guangzhou to Guilin. The mountainous view, the hot weather, beautiful and welcoming people, everything was so mesmerizing because for starters, I have been used to only seeing skyscrapers and foggy clouds. Not so much mountains and blue skies. Our hotel was just 10 minutes walk from the train station, very interesting cos 1. It’s my first time in that part of China. And 2. With the photography bag and boxes we walked in that hot sun to find our hotel lol .... get used to it!