Liuzhou Travel Guide

Basic information Area code: 0772 Travel complaints: 0772-2821364 Destination overview Destination sketch It is the second largest city in Guangxi. It is an industrial city, but in recent years most of the industry has moved from the city centre and […]

Basic information

Area code: 0772
Travel complaints: 0772-2821364

Destination overview

Destination sketch

It is the second largest city in Guangxi. It is an industrial city, but in recent years most of the industry has moved from the city centre and the city is much less polluted than previously. It also contains much of interest and is a central location within Guangxi providing access to the rest of the region. It is surrounded by beautiful karst countryside and many minority (Zhuang, Miao, Yao, Dong etc) villages.

Beliefs and taboos

Except Hui Muslims, there are no specific religious beliefs of ethnic groups in Guangxi. In Zhuang, Yao, Yi, Miao and other ethnic minorities, you can also see rare signs of fetishism and witchcraft beliefs. Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Catholicism, and Islam all have believers in Guangxi.

Local festival

Liuzhou has a large population of ethnic minorities, and there are many celebrations and festivals all the year round. Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County and Rongshui Miao Autonomous County are the most distinctive places to admire the customs of the ethnic minorities in the city. By 2020, Liuzhou Forest City, ie., a skyscraper covered with lush jungles and trees, will be built to absorb waste fas.

Best Travel season

Liuzhou enjoys a subtropical monsoon climate with moderate temperatures and abundant rainfall. The summers are long and hot, while the winters are short and not so cold.
Visitors can enjoy a trip there in any season. Because it is often rainy, umbrellas and rain jackets are indispensable to visitors while traveling here.

Intercity traffic

Aircraft

Liuzhou Bailian Airport,LZH
Address: Yingbin Road, Liujiang County, Liuzhou City
Tel: 0772-3201088
Arrival and departure

The shuttle bus route from Liuzhou Airport to the urban area was adjusted as follows: Bailian Airport – Lotus Station – Yufengshan – Liuzhou Hotel – Motel 168 – SAIC-GM Wuling Factory Gate – Celebrity Hotel. The departure time was arranged according to the arrival flight status.

Train

Liuzhou Station
Address: 6 South Station Road, Liunan District, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Tel: 0772-3922222

Long- distance bus

Liuzhou South Bus Station
Address: No. 81 Feixiang Road, Liunan District, Liuzhou City
Tel: 0772-3670988

Liucheng Bus Terminal
Address: No. 280, Hedong Avenue, Liuzhou City
Tel: 0772-7612599

Liuzhou Bus Terminal
Address: Wenbi No. 3, Yufeng District, Liuzhou City (near Yufeng Mountain)
Tel: 0772-3808400, 0772-3820113

Liuzhou Baisha Coach Station
Address: 114 Yuejin Road, Liuzhou City
Tel: 0772-2514079

Traffic in the city

Bus

The general buses operate from 6:00 to 22:30. They are basically unmanned ticket cars and the fare is 1 yuan.

Taxis

The starting price of taxis in Liuzhou is 6 yuan/km, but it does not include 1 km, 1 to 1.499 kilometers is 7 yuan, and 1.5 to 1.999 kilometers is 8 yuan, exceeding 1.7 yuan per kilometer.

Attractions

Chengyang Bridge

The bridge is a combination of bridge, corridor, veranda and Chinese pavilion. It has two platforms (one at each end of the bridge), 3 piers, 3 spans, 5 pavilions, 19 verandas, and three floors.[1] The piers The made has stone, the upper structures are mainly wooden, and the roof is covered with tiles. The bridge has wooden handrails on both sides.
Address: 20km north of Guyi Town, Sanjiang County

Rongshui Beijiang Scenic Area

One of the scenic spots in Liuzhou tourist area. Located in Rongshui Miao Autonomous Region, it is a good place to visit during the year.
Address: Rongshui County, Liuzhou City
Opening hours: 9:00-15:00
Tickets: 188 yuan (including ferry tickets and shows)
Tel: 13977203897

Dule Scenic Spot

Dule Scenic Spot, located in the southeast suburb and 12 kilometers away from the city, has a circumference of 20 Li, taking water-eroded rock cave as main body; it is a natural scenic garden spot with endless green mountains and rise & fall ridges And peaks. The scenic spot is composed of 12 peaks, 46 grottos, over 700 mu of green land, over 3000 meters of clear brooks and 4 artificial lakes. 52 unique water-eroded rock cave scenery such as Dawning Sun of Mountain Village and Sightseeing Of South Sea etc., tour route is 678 meters, unique and changeable stalactite of the cave has both the body and spirit, which is praised as Mysterious Natural Arts Palace. The first modern handwriting tablet with hill-tunneling, stone-cutting and tablet -building in China is built here. The park is provided with barbecue places, natural swimming pools, holiday mountain villa and lover’s island etc. Besides, the peach–bauhinia festival is held in the spot every year, in autumn, Sunflower.. .. Canna F Estival attracts a large number of tourists to go sightseeing here.
Address: No. 289 Xiqi Lane, Liushi Road
Opening hours: 9:00-16:00
Tickets: 25 yuan
Tel: 0772-3350549

Mapang Drum Tower

The Dong minority group, one of the 55 Chinese ethnic minorities, mostly live around the borderlands between Guizhou, Guangxi and Hunan Provinces. The numerous drum towers which are built in the center of the Dong villages are the keys to understand the culture of the Dong Group. Usually, the drum tower-constructed of wood and built without nails-is the largest multi-story pagoda-like building in the village.

Of the approximately 160 drum towers which still exist in the region around Sanjiang County of Guangxi Province, the Mapang Drum Tower is the most famous. It is located in Mapang Village, 28 kilometers (over 17 miles) away from Sanjiang County. The original Mapang Drum Tower was built during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and over the years has been damaged by fire several times. It was rebuilt in 1943.

The Mapang Drum Tower, whose base is 169 square meters (about 0.04 acres), possesses all the typical architectural features of Dong drum towers. The tower has nine upturned eaves, and each eave is carved with flowers, grass, fish, birds, and Characters.
Address: Mapang Village, Bajiang Township, Sanjiang County, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province

Longtan Scenic Area

It is a truly tourist zone that incorporate beautiful natural scenery, distinctive customs of the ethnic minority groups, and the subtropical karst landscape.
Address: Dalongtan Scenic Area, Yufeng District, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province
Opening hours: 6:00-22:30
Tickets: Free
Tel: 0772-3171018, 0772-2821190

Yufeng Mountain Park

This mountain was titled “Leaping Fish” from the Southern Pond in the Tang Dynasty. However， its fame became more widespread as a result of the Tang and Song Dynasties. Due to its ancient name, it is discernable that the scenic spot consists of both a mountain and pond.
Liu Zongyuan described this mountain to be thin and tall in the shape of a “leaping fish”. The mountain’s name originates from Zongyuan’s description of it. Green trees cover the mountain and various manmade pavilions complement these. The mountain used to be considered to be the pillar of Liuzhou. Liu River passes through this city and the inscriptions that read “Pillar of Liu River” can be found on the cliff in the waist of the mountain.
Address: Yufeng Mountain on the south bank of Liujiang River
Arrival method: Get off at Liuzhou bus stop, walk or take the 16 bus to arrive
Tel: 0772-3836735

Saddle Mountain Park

The Saddle Mountain was named as the “Horse Leaping into the Sky” in the Ming Dynasty. It also bore an old name， that of the “Immortal Deserting Mountain”. It is located in the southern bank of Liu River, just opposite to Leaping Fish Mountain. With a height of 270 meters, it is one of the tallest mountains in Liuzhou.
Its name comes from its shape, which is comparable to a saddle. In the morning mist, the mountain looks like a “horse leaping into the sky”. This explains its original name in the Ming Dynasty. It is now a park, which allows people to climb to the top of the mountain,in order to view the entirety of Liuzhou.
Address: Pingshan Avenue, Yufeng District (near Yufeng Park)

Goose Mountain Park

The Goose Mountain lies in the west region of Liuzhou and is next to Liuzhou Railway Station. It is the highest mountain in the urban area of Liuzhou and is also one of the most impressive scenic features in this city.
Liu Zongyuan once climbed this mountain and wrote the eminent poem The Climbing of Goose Mountain in Liuzhou. This helped circulate the name of the mountain to the entirety of China. It was once the most distinctive scenic spot in Liuzhou, as ancient people used the “scenes in Goose Mountain”to represent the entire scene in Liuzhou.
The beauty of Goose Mountain is a result of its unique shape and steepness. Many tourists find it harder to climb in comparison with the other mountains in Liuzhou, due to its steep and narrow paths. However, those who withstand the difficulties and climb to the highest peak of the mountain are rewarded with the astounding view of Liuzhou and its surrounding area.
Nowadays, the mountain has been shifted to a park for children and young men. Alongside the traditional scenic spots, such as the Monkey-Face Stone and the Laughing Buddha Statue， there are also a multitude of modern facilities available.
Address: West Side of Liuzhou City

Crane Riding Mountain

The Crane Riding Mountain was known for its shape, which is comparable to “a lone crane looming over the river”. As recorded in the historical record of Liuzhou, the first fortress of Liuzhou was built right next to this mountain in the Han Dynasty. When Liu Zongyuan was the magistrate of Liuzhou, he gave the mountain the name of Crane Riding Mountain. In the Southern Song Dynasty, three distinguished governmental officials built “Crane Riding Academy” and “Three-Minister Academy”, the two earliest academies in Guangxi.
Inside the two academies, people planted hundreds of peach trees and so this place acquired the name “Little Peach Heaven”. Many future scholars and ministers visited this place and wrote poetry or prose to describe the charm of the “Little Peach Heaven”.
Address: Liuzhou City, Jiahe road
Tel: 0772-3800838

Dragon Wall Mountain

The Dragon Wall Mountain is located in the northeast of Liuzhou by Liu River. The river current abruptly turns eastward around this mountain， forming a steep cliff and dangerous shoals.
It is said that the mountain contains a kind of black stone, which can be used to make ink stone. Liu Zongyuan once stated: “The Dragon Wall Mountain boasts a lot of delicate stones that can be made into ink stone.”
Address: Liubei District, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Food

Luosifen, the local speciality. Rice noodles in a spicy broth made from snails.
Chao luo, snails prepared in wok.
Liang ban niu za, beef offal, cold and dressed with sauce.
Yun pian gao, sweet, creamy pastry.

Accommodation

There are many hostels in the back door of Liuzhou Bus Terminal. The price of single rooms is between RMB 30 and RMB 50. The conditions are generally the same. There are also standard rooms with RMB 100 or more. The conditions of various facilities are very good.

Shopping

Handicrafts: jade, wonder stone, garments and ornaments made by the ethnic minorities
Foods: oval kumquat, orange, grapefruit, longan