Beyond Beijing and Shanghai: Why more foreign tourists are venturing into rural China
- SINGAPORE: When Ruveena D Souza, 37, decided to extend her stay in China by two weeks last November, she did not stick to the country’s usual tourist trail.
- Beijing, Xi’an and Chengdu had been on her itinerary - but so was Xingping, a small town in southern China’s Guilin city, known for its dramatic karst scenery and the Yellow Cloth Shoal, a stretch of the Li River depicted on the 20 yuan note.
- D Souza spent two days in Xingping, riding a bamboo raft down the Yulong river and visiting Xingping Ancient Town, where she explored coffee shops and checked out local vendors selling wooden toys.
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- SINGAPORE: When Ruveena D Souza, 37, decided to extend her stay in China by two weeks last November, she did not stick to the country’s usual tourist trail.
- Beijing, Xi’an and Chengdu had been on her itinerary - but so was Xingping, a small town in southern China’s Guilin city, known for its dramatic karst scenery and the Yellow Cloth Shoal, a stretch of the Li River depicted on the 20 yuan note.
- D Souza spent two days in Xingping, riding a bamboo raft down the Yulong river and visiting Xingping Ancient Town, where she explored coffee shops and checked out local vendors selling wooden toys.
Sources: CNA