Longji Rice Terrace

Last month I went to Guangxi with my friends. When it comes to Guangxi, everyone knows that 'Guilin's landscape is the best under heaven'. In fact, around Guilin, there is another beautiful terraced field scenic area - Longji Terraced Fields, known as the 'crown of the world's terraced fields'. Blue sky and white clouds☁, layers of terraces🌾, like a huge ink painting in front of my eyes, exactly the same as what I saw in the TV commercials, casually shooting is a big scene effect, I really regret why I only come now! The terraces have different beauty in each season, the best check-in season is from May to October: 🌾May-June: Watering period, watch 'mirror terraces' 🌾July-September: Growing period, watch 'matcha green terraces' 🌾End of September-October: Autumn harvest period, watch 'golden terraces' ⛰️About the scenic spot: Longji Terraced Fields is a large-scale terraced field group. Ping'an Terraced Fields and Jinkeng Terraced Fields are the main viewing areas. Ping'an was developed earlier and has more tourists. Jinkeng was developed later but is larger and has more viewing points. Therefore, we chose to stay in Jinkeng Terraced Fields this time for convenience. 🏠About accommodation: There are many homestays in the Longji scenic area. We chose the Muye Chenxi Homestay, which is very close to the viewing platform. It takes 5-20 minutes to walk🚶🏻 to the viewing platform 1-2. The important thing is that I really like the design style of this homestay! The overall design comes from the hands of British huang family architects. Whether it's design aesthetics or living experience, it didn't disappoint us. The room is very warm and tidy, and the terraced scenery is just outside the window, which is simply the life I long for~ The homestay also has a 180-degree viewing platform, which is very open and full of green plants🌿🌿. Sitting on the platform and looking into the distance, you can see the scenery of Longji Terraced Fields. The afternoon tea is also very good, the coffee☕ and desserts🍰 are all professional. There are limited desserts in different seasons. I strongly recommend Double Chocolate Parlinne, Passion Fruit Basque, and Rum Cherry Chocolate. With a cup of coffee, sitting on the viewing terrace, blowing the mountain breeze, looking at the terraced scenery in the distance, it's so cool! 🥢About food: There are no special restaurants in the scenic area. We all eat in the homestay, dining on the viewing platform, which is quite comfortable. I didn't expect the food in the homestay to be delicious, very authentic mountain food: spicy chicken, bamboo rice, spring water fish, rice fragrant fish are all must-order. The ingredients are very fresh, and I, a person who doesn't usually like to eat fish, can't stop praising it~ 🚘About transportation: 🚗The most convenient is of course self-driving. The homestay sends the location of 'Tiantouzhai Parking Lot' in advance, and the car can directly reach the door of the shop. The last section of the road is quite steep and narrow. The homestay very thoughtfully arranged for a driver to take us up. 🚌Guilin North Station/Guilin Station/Yangshuo-Longji Terraced Fields Jinkeng Dazhai Parking Lot (you can take a direct bus) The homestay is responsible for the transfer from Dazhai Parking Lot to the shop. 🎫About tickets: Adult ticket: 80 yuan Child ticket: 40 yuan

🚗 Self-driving: The mountain roads are narrow, so drive carefully 👀 🚕 Chartered car: Price is not specified, but it might be more convenient 😌 📱 Ride-hailing: Make sure the location is accurate, and don't just leave after stopping at the ticket office 🚦 🚌 Bus: Direct to Dazhai parking lot, convenient and fast 🚍 - Guilin North/West Station to Jinkeng Dazhai: 65 yuan per person 🎫 - Guilin Station to Jinkeng Dazhai: 50 yuan per person 🎫 - Yangshuo to Dazhai: 90 yuan per person 🎫 - Children under 1.2m half price, with seating 👶 🎫 Terrace ticket: 80 yuan per person, free for the elderly and children 👴👶, half price for students 🎓. The shuttle bus will charge at the entrance of the scenic area, and there is still some distance from Dazhai 🚗. The Longji Rice Terraces are vast, mainly divided into Ping'an Dazhai and Jinkeng Dazhai, each village has its own viewing platform, the scenery is similar, just choose one 🤔. If you have enough time, it is recommended to stay for a night 💤. I went to Jinkeng Dazhai: 🌄 No. 3 Golden Buddha Peak: You can take the cable car up and down, one-way 55 yuan, round trip 100 yuan per person 🚡. We walked back to the mid-mountain homestay from the cable car, and both the elderly and children were quite happy 😄. 🌄 No. 2 Viewing Platform Thousand Layers Terraces: It is said that you can drive near it, we walked there from the homestay, it took about 1 hour to get there, and there were Seven Stars Accompanying the Moon on the way 🌟. However, there was a heavy fog that day, and we couldn't see anything 😑. After waiting for a long time, the fog finally dispersed, we hurried to take photos 📸, but in a few minutes, it was foggy again 🌫. So if you encounter heavy fog, don't rush to leave, wait and see, the scenery is very beautiful 🌅. If you are physically fit, you can walk to each viewing platform, there are well-maintained stone steps, and there are many beautiful terraced fields along the way 🌱. If you have enough time, stay for a night, open the window in the morning, and the mist lingers, like a fairyland 🍃.

Day2: Longji Rice Terraces (Chartered car to Ping'an Village & JinKeng Dazhai) Booked a tour online for 736 for two people (Actually, there is a 130 yuan tour, but it requires a visit to the Long Hair Village You can only go to JinKeng Dazhai and the play time is very short I don't want to waste a day like this, this chartered car allows me to arrange as I wish) Including visits to Ping'an Terraces and JinKeng Terraces Ping'an requires a sightseeing car💰50/person✖️2 JinKeng can be reached by cable car or by climbing Cable car up, walk down (very steep😅) one-way💰55/person✖️2 Rest at noon The driver parked where most people were Some food from JinKeng was only seen at the foot of the mountain on the internet Actually planned to go to those shops to eat, it's not realistic to not stay here for the night So we just ate at the restaurant recommended by the driver As soon as we sat down, they started aggressively selling bamboo tube🐔 168 or 198 per chicken, actually, it's a 2.5-hour drive from the city People are so tired they want to vomit, no appetite at all So we ordered a bamboo tube rice and a tomato scrambled egg💰59 The bamboo tube rice is incredibly bad, I thought the hot springs in Guangzhou also have Not this kind of sticky rice, the sticky kind, too greasy to eat When we went, the water in Ping'an Terraces had already been drained It was drizzling, with mist swirling around In the afternoon, we went to JinKeng, the sun came out, and only half of the water was released Actually, the mirror-like terraces are really lacking something～ All green or all yellow would look better Went to eat Xinguo Ji Youcha at night, the queue was too long Went to the neighboring Jiefang Xiaoguan instead💰123 Vinegar-soaked chicken👍 Rice tofu beef brisket✖️(too sour) Accommodation is still the same Ouhua from yesterday💰281 Today's expenses: 736 + 100 + 110 + 59 + 123 + 281 Total: 💰1409

Weekend~~~ Let's go listen to the birds and insects~~ Away from the hustle and bustle of the city, let's go to the mountains together. Longji Rice Terraces are divided into: Jinkeng Dazhai, Ping'an Zhuang Village, Ancient Zhuang Village, and Xiaozhai. The most classic ones are Dazhai and Ping'an Village. The best times to photograph Longji Rice Terraces are mainly in two periods: the irrigation period from May to June and the harvest period in golden October. Starting from Guilin city center~~~~ it takes 2 hours by car to reach the scenic area ticket office. The ticket is 80 yuan each (the ticket office is at the foot of the mountain, you can only go up the mountain after buying the ticket, and the scenic area is a one-ticket system, you can visit every village with one ticket). Jinkeng Dazhai is the farthest from the ticket office, a 40-minute drive, suitable for driving or chartering a car. Jinkeng Rice Terraces has a cableway, you can take the cable car to the highest point, Jin Buddha Peak, but to visit Qian Ceng Tian Ti and Xi Shan Shao Yue, it is best to stay one night in Tian Tou Village. There are three best spots in Jinkeng Rice Terraces, and the choice of time and location is also particular. 1. Qian Ceng Tian Ti (closest to the village, open view, concentrated terraces, can watch the sunset) 2. Xi Shan Shao Yue (highest point, watch the sunrise, most artistic) 3. Jin Buddha Peak (watch the sunset, panoramic view of the terraces, most spectacular, farthest), you can see the scenery of "Eagle Spreading Wings" and "Golden Line Hanging Gourd" and the sunset, which is also a very good place for photography. Ping'an Zhuang Village is mainly inhabited by Zhuang people, with two viewing platforms: Nine Dragons and Five Tigers, and Seven Stars Accompanying the Moon. You can take the scenic sightseeing bus for more than ten minutes from the entrance of Ping'an Village to reach the Nine Dragons and Five Tigers viewing platform, or you can walk for 1-2 hours along the mountain road. From Nine Dragons and Five Tigers to Seven Stars Accompanying the Moon, there is no sightseeing bus, you can only walk along the scenic path for about 40 minutes. Longji 2-day tour itinerary D1 Depart from Guilin - Jinkeng Village - Stay in Jinkeng Village D2 Jinkeng Village - Ping'an Village - Return Recommended Longji 1-day tour D1 Depart from Guilin Hotel - Huangluo Yao Village - Jinkeng Dazhai (Jin Buddha Peak, can take the cable car up and down) - Guilin Food Recommendations: Longji Bamboo Tube Chicken: Put the processed local free-range chicken into a bamboo tube and cook it over a low fire, every bite is tender and delicious. Bamboo Tube Rice: Fragrant and glutinous, yyds~ Bacon: Smoked with firewood, fatty but not greasy. Rice Wine: Homemade rice wine, sweet, low alcohol content, suitable for all ages.

Longji Terraced Fields consist of 8 large and small villages, the most famous of which are Jinkeng Village and Ping'an Village, and a small ancient Zhuang Village. 🎫Ticket combo: 80 yuan Although the scenery of Longji Terraced Fields in June is not the most beautiful It's not easy to come here once, so we came to play on the first day of self-driving Navigate 🧭 to Longji Terraced Fields, arrive at the parking lot, the ticket office is also here First stop: Navigate to "Jinkeng Terraced Fields" Play the farthest first, note ⚠️: the car can drive up The road is narrow, be careful when meeting cars After entering the Dazhai parking lot, we got lost and hungry There are many people on the side of the road beckoning to eat, and there is a grandmother who looks very kind Her restaurant is called "Country Bumpkin", and the grandmother cooks good dishes The price is also reasonable, and she took us to the second viewing platform after dinner In fact, a very small road on the left hand side of the Dazhai parking lot is the road to the self-driving viewing platform, and the parking fee at the entrance of the viewing platform: 10 yuan/time No need to take the cable car, the terraced landscape is magnificent, you can see the Golden Buddha Peak on the opposite side Thanks to the grandmother's guidance, the Jinkeng Terraced Fields are perfect and not pitted! Second stop: Ping'an Village Terraced Fields The scale and scenery cannot be compared with Jinkeng Terraced Fields The famous Nine Dragons and Five Tigers and Seven Stars with Moon viewing platforms are here As soon as the car drove into the parking lot, it was besieged First introduce how difficult it is to walk in the scenic spot, you must take a sightseeing bus Kindly accompany you to buy sightseeing bus tickets 50/person round trip In fact, there is no need to take a sightseeing bus at this scenic spot Parking fee: 7 yuan/hour, which is very expensive, almost catching up with the prices in big cities It's just a walk around the sightseeing platform... Longji Terraced Fields are fun, and I won't come again after coming once... The good mood in Guilin tourism has been completely ruined...

Hello, friends! Today, I'm going to take you into Liuzhou, Guangxi, a place known as China's most beautiful geological park. Pack your bags and let's discover the natural wonders hidden between the mountains and rivers together! 🎉 🌟 First stop: Longji Terraces in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County Imagine terraced fields winding along the mountain, like a huge abstract painting between heaven and earth. In Longji Terraces, you can enjoy this spectacular view. In the early morning, when the first ray of sunlight shines on the terraces, it's breathtakingly beautiful. In the evening, the afterglow of the sunset gives the earth a golden coat. 🌅 🌟 Second stop: Yao ethnic style in Rong'an County Want to experience a different ethnic style? Come to Rong'an County! Here, you can delve into Yao villages and experience the hospitality of the Yao people. The bright costumes, the beautiful songs, the unique food, every detail makes you feel like you've stepped into another world. 👗🎶 🌟 Third stop: Danxia landform in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County The wonders of nature are best interpreted in Liuzhou Geological Park. In Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, you'll be amazed by the Danxia landform. The red rocks, eroded by wind and rain over billions of years, have formed various strange shapes, making people marvel at the magical power of nature. 🌌 🌟 Fourth stop: Underground caves in Rong'an County Underground caves are another wonder of Liuzhou Geological Park. In Rong'an County, you can explore these mysterious caves, such as 'World Cave' and 'Fairy Cave'. The stalactites and stalagmites in the cave are like underground palaces, making people marvel at the wonderful creativity of nature. 🏞️ 💡 Tips: 1. Best travel season: Spring (March to May) is the most beautiful season in Liuzhou Geological Park, with pleasant weather and beautiful scenery. 2. Clothing preparation: There is a large temperature difference in spring, so it is recommended to bring sun protection clothing, rain gear, and comfortable shoes. 3. Photography equipment: The scenery of Liuzhou Geological Park is beautiful, so it is recommended to bring a camera or mobile phone to record the beautiful memories. Pack your bags and let's embark on this journey to explore natural wonders together! In Liuzhou Geological Park, you may encounter surprises at every turn, and every moment is worth remembering. Let's go, friends, let's leave our footprints on this beautiful land! 🚶‍♂️🌄

Guangxi's 'Little Switzerland' is beautiful, isn't it❗️ ✅ Ping'an Village of Longsheng Rice Terraces in Guilin, featuring the 'Nine Dragons and Five Tigers' ✅ Winding mountain roads, blue skies, white clouds, and the terraced green fields - all of this is exactly how I imagine Switzerland to be🍃 Following the previous content I want to continue sharing the beautiful scenery I've seen with everyone ♥️ Feeling the miraculous works of nature has healed me So beautiful I'm at a loss for words‼️ The Longji Rice Terraces are really too photogenic You'll really regret it if you don't come to see it during the upcoming National Day holiday～ ✅ The bus from Guilin Station to the destination is 💰50 per person; we drove there ourselves ✅ On the way to Longsheng, friends who drive must pay attention to safety, as it is almost all winding mountain roads (it is advised not to play with your phone, otherwise it's easy to get car sick and feel uncomfortable) ✅ Ticket price for the scenic area🎫: 💰80 per person (excluding cable car and sightseeing car fees) We drove to the mid-mountain area and needed to park the 🚗 properly and take the sightseeing car to Nine Dragons and Five Tigers (💰50 for a round trip); after arriving, just walk down the path for about 10 minutes and you'll be able to see these beautiful views ✅ Scenic spot check-in: The Longji Rice Terraces have a total of 4 villages: Ping'an Zhuang Village, Ancient Zhuang Village, Xiaozhai Red Yao Rice Terraces, and Jinkeng Red Yao Rice Terraces (Dazhai)～Among them, the village with more spectacular views and earlier development is Ping'an Village; here you can find the 'Nine Dragons and Five Tigers' and 'Seven Stars with the Moon' viewing platforms; due to time constraints, we only went to Nine Dragons and Five Tigers～ But I am satisfied to have seen the 'Little Switzerland' of Guangxi🇨🇭 ✅ Most of the rice has started to turn yellow. Wearing some elegant and fresh dresses, especially white dresses, with a straw hat, brings out a French atmosphere instantly ✅ Rented a set of Miao ethnic clothing 💰(ranging from 20-50, negotiable)! Comes with clothing, headwear, accessories, and I became a Miao girl for once👧🏻

✅Must Experience: Longji Rice Terraces The Longji Rice Terraces mainly include three scenic spots: Jinkeng Dazhai, Ping'an Village, and Guzhuang Village. Jinkeng Dazhai has the largest area of terraces, with three viewing platforms: Xishan Shaole, Qianceng Tianladder, and Jinbuding. Ping'an Village has two viewing points, Seven Stars with the Moon and Nine Dragons and Five Tigers, the latter of which allows you to descend into the terraces for an immersive experience. Guzhuang Village terraces are smaller in scale but feature ancient Zhuang ethnic stilted buildings. 🍽Dining Recommendations: There is a rich selection of food at Longji Rice Terraces, and visitors can choose restaurants or snack stalls according to their taste and budget. Recommended dishes include bamboo tube rice, wild vegetables, bamboo chicken, rice flower fish, dried bamboo shoots fried with cured meat, and Yao family tofu wraps. - Transportation: You can choose to drive yourself, take a bus or a business car, or hire a private car to get there. If driving, don't just navigate to 'Longji Rice Terraces'; navigate to a specific village, such as Ping'an Village, Tiantou Village, or a specific homestay. 🏨Hotel Environment: You can choose to stay in the urban area near the Two Rivers and Four Lakes or Dongxi Lane, or in the Jinkeng Rice Terraces within the scenic area. There are many homestays in the scenic area, with recommended ones including Longji Rice Terraces Yue Villa·Panorama Homestay, Sky City Homestay, and Longji·Yunshanju Homestay. 🌟Highlights and Features: In Longji, I encountered a visually stunning feast for the soul. The terraced fields, layer upon layer, are like the fingerprints of the earth, a poem written by nature over the years. The Longji Rice Terraces are not just simple stacks of land, but the masterpieces of countless hardworking farmers. Each layer of terraces is a crystallization of their sweat and wisdom, bearing the sediment of time. Standing at the top of the mountain and looking down, the winding lines are like a flowing movement, playing the melody of the earth. The water in the fields, like a mirror, reflects the azure sky, interweaving with the emerald green rice fields into a breathtakingly beautiful painting. In the early morning, the terraces shrouded in a thin mist are dreamlike, as if you are in a fairyland. When the sunlight pours down, the golden light fills the terraces with vitality and vigor. Each season here has its own charm. In spring, the water-filled terraces are like silver belts inlaid on the earth; in summer, the green rice fields are full of life; in autumn, the golden rice sways in the wind, conveying the joy of harvest; in winter, the terraces dressed in silver have a unique charm. The Longji Rice Terraces are a miracle created by humans and nature together. They made me feel the harmonious coexistence of humans and nature, and filled me with respect for this land.

Longji Rice Terraces, cascading like poetry. From a high vantage point, the verdant terraces unfold like a scroll of paintings, with sunlight sprinkling and the water shimmering. Walking through the fields, one can feel the profound and unpretentious culture of farming, as each plot of land bears the weight of hard work and wisdom. This place is not only a gift from nature but also a harmonious coexistence between humans and the natural world. The Longji Rice Terraces intoxicate visitors with their beauty and provoke deep reflection on the relationship between humans and nature. You can take the cable car down the mountain, oh~

The mountain is the dragon's ridge, and the field is the ladder in the cloud. Longji Terraced Field, located in Longji Mountain, Ping'an Village, Ping'an Township, Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County, Guangxi, was started in the Yuan Dynasty and completed in the early Qing Dynasty. It has a history of more than 650 years and is one of the twenty first-class scenic spots in Guangxi. The Longji Terraced Field scenic area is very large, mainly three terraced fields, Jinkeng Dazhai Terraced Field, Ping'an Village Terraced Field and Ancient Zhuang Village Terraced Field. Its terraced fields are distributed between 300 meters and 1100 meters above sea level, with a maximum slope of 50 degrees. The terraces extend from the foot of the mountain to the top, layer by layer, stack by stack, poetic and picturesque, and beautiful. Each level has different heights and colors, like the notes of the earth, playing a harmonious and magnificent movement. In the center of the terraced fields, houses stand quietly there, they are the guardians of this golden world, and the symbol of farming culture. The existence of small houses makes this terraced field more full of life, and also adds a touch of human warmth to this beautiful picture. The air here is full of the smell of soil. You can feel the tranquility, peace and purity of nature. Each crop is a spirit of nature. They grow vigorously under the nourishment of sunlight and rain, bringing hope and vitality to this land. The white clouds floating in the sky are dreamlike and seem to be within reach. They are free in the blue sky, just like the free growth of this terraced field on the earth, unrestrained and full of vitality.

Travel old photos📍Guilin /2016.10 . The southwestern region of the motherland The terrain and topography are ever-changing, and the geomorphological features are rich and colorful Minority villages are scattered everywhere, each with its unique characteristics It's like a treasure, existing richly and mysteriously Guilin is a typical representative of Chinese landscape For the first time to Guilin, you can choose a more traditional route . 📆Itinerary: Day1⃣️ Departure - Guilin City Day2⃣️ Changfa Village - Longji Rice Terraces Jinkeng Dazhai Day3⃣️ Reed Flute Cave - Lujia Village Day4⃣️ Yangshuo - West Street - 'Impression of Liu Sanjie' Day5⃣️ Yulong River - Return trip . 🟠Longji Rice Terraces A southern wonder where humanity and nature meet The terraces are especially large It is recommended to spend one to two days You can choose one or two viewing spots It takes over three hours of mountain road to get from the city to Longji Mountain If you are driving, pay attention to the buses passing by 💡The beauty of the terraces is present all year round, I went during the golden autumn, photos taken on 9.30-10.1 of that year . 🟠Yangshuo The essence and representative of Guilin's landscape It is recommended to spend two days in Yangshuo Rafting is divided into the upper stream, lower stream, essence section, Yulong River, Longjing River, etc. You can choose one or two sections for rafting You can also walk or cycle along the river . 🟠Caves A Peach Blossom Land hidden in the mountains and rocks The main caves in Guilin include Silver Cave, Seven-Star Cave, Reed Flute Cave, etc. All are very beautiful It is recommended to choose one according to your itinerary There is no need to visit all or go out of your way . 🟠Lujia Village A quaint yet fashionable modern village Relatively niche compared to the above-mentioned attractions One-stop specialty hotels and food You can choose to stay here And have a vacation . .

Guilin city is about 80 kilometers away from Longji Town, and it takes about an hour and a half by car to reach the scenic spot ticket office. • The ticket office in the scenic area is located in Longji Town, and the ticket price is: 80 yuan, which allows access to the entire scenic area. It's about 9 kilometers to the ancient Zhuang village; It's about 17 kilometers to Ping'an village; It's about 24 kilometers to the Jinkeng Dazhai village. Among the three villages, I personally recommend visiting Jinkeng Dazhai village, as the terraced fields there are the most spectacular among the three (!!!NOTE, there is a cable car available in the Jinkeng Dazhai terraced fields.) Ping'an village has already been irrigated, and currently, the Jinkeng Dazhai terraced fields are also gradually being irrigated. There are the following ways to get to Longji Rice Terraces from Guilin: Self-driving (X Not recommended, as the mountain roads are narrow, winding, and difficult to navigate, which is not very friendly for those who are not used to driving on mountain roads) Chartered car (This is a less troublesome and comfortable choice, but it costs a bit more) Bus (More affordable, but departs on a schedule, only convenient for going to Jinkeng Dazhai.)