{"id":413819,"date":"2026-06-16T13:07:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T11:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/highlights\/yangshuo"},"modified":"2026-06-17T12:21:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T10:21:22","slug":"yangshuo","status":"publish","type":"highlights","link":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/destinations\/asia\/china\/yangshuo","title":{"rendered":"Yangshuo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Mountains, rice paddies, and traditional villages<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Yangshuo<\/strong>, located in the Guangxi region of southern China, is one of the country\u2019s most picturesque destinations. This charming town is surrounded by a spectacular karst landscape of jagged limestone peaks rising from green valleys and winding rivers. The combination of mountains, rice paddies, and traditional villages makes Yangshuo one of China\u2019s most beautiful natural regions. One of the most popular activities is a trip down the Yulong River, where visitors can enjoy the spectacular scenery from a bamboo raft. Biking and hiking trails through the countryside offer stunning views of the distinctive mountain peaks, such as <strong>Xianggong Mountain<\/strong>, known for its panoramic views of the river and the karst mountains,    <\/p>\n<h3>Guilin<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Guilin<\/strong> is the region\u2019s largest city and the gateway to Yangshuo. The city itself is home to several well-known attractions, including <strong>Elephant Trunk Hill<\/strong>\u2014the symbol of Guilin\u2014and <strong>Reed Flute Cave<\/strong>, an impressive cave system featuring colorfully lit stalactites and stalagmites. In addition, the famous boat trips on the Li River to Yangshuo depart from Guilin and are considered among the most beautiful river cruises in China.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karst mountains, rice paddies, and traditional villages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":310,"featured_media":413642,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"country":[255],"highlight_category":[602],"continent_category":[217],"class_list":["post-413819","highlights","type-highlights","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","country-china","highlight_category-gebied-en","continent_category-asia"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/413819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/highlights"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/310"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/413819\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":413853,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/413819\/revisions\/413853"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/413642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=413819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=413819"},{"taxonomy":"highlight_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlight_category?post=413819"},{"taxonomy":"continent_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/continent_category?post=413819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}