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The Road to Moon Hill, Outside of Yangshuo, Guilin, China |
Photos Taken on Sunday February 11th, 2007 |
Aside from bicycle riding to Dragon Bridge and Bamboo Rafting down the Yulong River, the next best thing to do in Yangshuo has got to be visiting Moon Hill and climbing to the top for a view of the amazing landscape all around you. Although there are many ways of getting there, I opted for the 1 hour bike ride. If you are short on time, there are mopeds, motorcycles, taxis and shuttle services available as well. Here are some photos of some of the things you can expect to see along the way. By the way, the directions in Lonely Planet for how to get out there are pretty vague. The best way is just to go straight on the road you take to Yulong River (do NOT make a right before the bridge), pass over the bridge, go through the tunnel and make a right at the rotunda. You'll ride for at least a half hour or more and cross a cool bridge before you see a sign saying Moon Hill (pictured below) on the right side of the street. Try not to get caught riding during rush hour because these are normal traffic streets and it can get pretty bad especially near the tunnel and rotunda. Once you get there, expect to stay between 30-120 minutes depending on far you like to climb and how much time you like to stay up there.
There are magnificent views everywhere!
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View from the side of the road!

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I love this shot because of the frankenstein car. Makeshift cars/trucks like these are all over china.
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If you like butterflies, then you might want to stop here.

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There is apparently a butterfly exhibition here.
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A nice close up look at one of the peaks.

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This looks like a bamboo raft factory to me.
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This is the cool bridge I was talking about.

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A cool view from the bridge near Moon Hill.
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Another shot from the bridge. Notice the three big bamboo rafts!

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Here is the sign for Moon Hill. not only was I surprised there was a sign, but it was even in English!
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I took this picture because of the cool looking caves in the hill in the center off in the distance. But do NOT go down this trail.

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I saw some people eating here. Maybe it's a restaurant? There didn't really look like there was much there. Maybe they were just picnicking.
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Do you like rock climbing? Can you see the guy on the hill?

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