CHINA • RICE • TOURISM
Writes Alexey aka bravebeaver: "My wife, Alina, really wanted to see these rice terraces during this trip, so let her in person to share our experiences."
PS Spelling and punctuation author
1. Longshan - our next point, famous for some of the world's most beautiful rice terraces. Concede they may only terraces in Yunnan, but they did not come to us for several reasons. Firstly, by May in Yunnan, Guangxi located much further south, rice rises already full (best time to visit these terraces - February), and thus lost the effect of "glass fields", because of which all go and enjoy the terraces. Secondly, Yunnan due to the remoteness of the decent route laid flatly refused. Third, if we still went to Yunnan, the route we would be very different, because we would have jerked on Yunnan and Sichuan instead Zhangjiajie and Guilin. Alex as a person is much more sensible and practical than I am a firm hand threw Yunnan what my hand was not raised. Instead I got a promise sure to visit them at your next visit to China. Well, I was not left with nothing and Longshenem.
2. When in the guide books says about Longsheng as a place where people come to enjoy the terraces have a view of the relative three different places: Longshan himself and two nearby villages - and Pinhão dazha. Village located a few kilometers away from each other, Longshan same - in about 1-1.5 hours away from them. All reports recommended going to dazha because there allegedly terrace is beautiful, but it is, as mentioned, is less accessible. In Longsheng experts do not recommend to stay, because of the whole complex of "Dragon Ridge" it is the least interesting. In terms of accessibility Dazhaya - nothing like this, it is less available for exactly the extra 20 minutes on the bus. The main thing is not to mix buses and take the one that goes to Pina. But if the stock character for the problems, I think it will not. In addition, there are many foreigners, so the demand is there anyone.
3. With regard to the choice of a sense of beauty terraces, here we could only rely on the opinions of those who have been there. So the choice fell on dazha.
4. One important point that I have never found in the preparation - the sowing of rice, when the fields are "glass". For Longshenya this April - May. Prior to this field are naked, after - rice rises, beautiful field, but the effect is not the same. So with time travel we guessed.
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7. But before the "Dragon Ridge" we still had to get there.
From Zhangjiajie we had three choices of move:
1 .From there Fenhuana daily deluxe bus, and if you build a route correctly, you can get even with amenities. But the move takes a whole day, and in the two-week trip on a foreign country to lose a day sorry. In addition, you arrive in Guilin, and not in Longshan, the path to which takes about another 2 hours and up to Dazhaya another hour. Arriving late in the evening in dazha categorically not recommended, since before any hotel there will have to rise, and in the dark it is not only difficult, but dangerous.
2 .Get from Zhangjiajie by train to Guilin with a change in Liuzhou. This variant has been rejected by us for the same reasons as the first. In addition, as it is written in the records, the train to Liuzhou often late, so this move could drag on indefinitely.
3 .To go on a night train from Zhangjiajie to Sanjiang (Sanjiang). This option is also not great, but lets get to Dazhaya 11-12 o'clock the next morning, and even before that, so do not have to save the day. The only negative - the train arrives in Sanjiang at 2 am, so you need to decide something overnight. We chose this option, nothing has been decided overnight. Not that we did not try, but no agoda, no booking is not offered any credible options. But all educated itself.
8. Arriving in Sanjiang, we went out to the apron, where we saw one small cafe, with owners who agreed to have dinner and overnight at reasonable cost. Of course, this is not a five star, but it's better than sitting on the apron at night, and adventure, too.
In the morning, about 8, for an additional fee is quite reasonable hosts took us to the bus station, from where we headed to Longshan, and from there - in dazha. Around the middle of the path from Longshenya Dazhaya to bus stops, includes jig and sells tickets to the park.
12 hours we were in dazha. At the bus stop crowds pile hoteliers. In any case, I advise you to use their services. The hotel where you can stay in for quite a reasonable price. Just try to choose a hotel at the top, there is a cable car where as the other view points are not at all interesting, but are below. Near to the same type of the cable car is the best, the one that is portrayed in all avenues. Near the cable car station, there are two or three hotels. We lived in that above all. Very nice place, very pleasant hostess who cooks well. If you plan to stay in dazha at night, then from this point is easiest to get to the observation deck at dawn, when the photo best.
Get upstairs in two ways: by cable car or on foot, along with the owner of the hotel, if you agree with him downstairs. When we drove up, cableway somehow stood. We felt that it did not work, and went on foot. The young charming girl, the daughter of the mistress of the hotel, took us to spend, saying that road up in 15 minutes. Apparently, a measure distance in minutes - a national trait of the Chinese. Therefore, I advise immediately specify what form of transport in question. In this case, most likely, it was a plane. It took an hour.
It's good that we have been warned in advance not to take bags on wheels and went with backpacks. But Hao, traveled with a small suitcase on wheels, got tight. We warned him, but he did not listen, and here, as in the case of leather shoes and white socks. The fact that the path consists entirely of stairs, but because the owners of the bags are doomed to experience the torments of hell, climbing up and shouldering a bag on his back. We walked a little ahead, and Hao and woman - a little behind. Behind him, we hear oohs and aahs Hao cursed fate and at the same time we, dragged him into this wilderness.
When we went through about two thirds of the way, cableway earned. Doplelis somehow to the hotel and finally ate. I must say that there really cook delicious, even coffee, although cheap and tasteless, but found. The menu is in English. I especially recommend the fried green peppers and spices - Yum!
The rooms we had to wait somewhere else for 20 minutes, and after settling, I immediately fell to sleep. On any terrace did not want to go. Hao followed my example, and Alex went top of the hill to photograph. There had already gathered a crowd of photographers with doroguschy technicians who giggled in the sleeve, looking at such Leimer. Generally Longshan - truly an oasis for the keen photographer, ordinary tourists do not go there much.
9. In the evening, the first time we allowed ourselves for the whole journey alcohol. Although alcohol even call it a language somehow does not turn. This berry, very light rice wine, which tastes like something between a juice and champagne. We tried several variations, but most of all I liked the one that is made from Chinese strawberries. The taste is reminiscent of strawberries and the truth, but on the view - not a bit like: round, pupyrchatoy and with a bone inside. Sell it for a penny across China. In general, berries and wine and highly recommend.
10. sleep off at 5 am, we were already in office, ie, on the terraces at the top of the hill. Beauty was just indescribable. Dawn, the sky is clear and the haze over the village below. Plenty enough, we went for a walk on the terrace on the other by the viewing platforms. Of course, themselves. Hao, of course, refused to go with us.
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