Nanning - see Beautiful Guangxi | |
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2、2009年9月23:18 | |
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The people are largely unspoilt by tourists, honest and friendly but finding someone to speak English may be difficult. Nanning is also referred to as the Green City and has many plants lining the streets and major streets decorated with lights. Taxis are very reasonably priced, 7 yuan for 2KM extra 1 yuan per trip. This was at Jan 2009. Attractions within or close to the city are Green Mountain - has a long Bamboo Covered walkway built in the old fashioned way (no nails), Temple, and beautiful gardens and sometimes events. Peoples Park and Nanhu Park are 2 nice parks They have a museum which has mainly Chinese calligraphy pictures and art. They did have a cultural and ethnic display as Guangxi has more that 20 different ethnic groups living within its borders. Behind the museum is a cultural display of ethnic homes - this is worth a visit. The shop on the side street (Gucheng Lu) has very reasonably priced items. At night there is a street (ZhongShan Lu) in the city centre that turns into a food street which is reasonably priced. They also have night markets - mainly cloths - in Pingdeng Street - 5 minute walk from the food street. There is a very old temple next to the river (not much to see) called Wutong Temple. Most local people only go there on the 1st and 15th of the month 夷陵洞穴和有热water spa on the outskirts of Nanning There are many attractions that require a day or overnight trip. Beihai which is on the southern coast - overnight trip Pingxiang - Vietnamese/china border town - overnight trip - can get Vietnamese wood carvings. Detian Waterfall - Vietnamese/china border - overnight trip Chongzhuo Stone forest - day trip - very similar to the stone forest in Kunming but smaller - I have been to both and if you have seen one then you don't need to see the other. Qing/Ming village - Yangmei Gu Zhen. - day trip - You can take a boat trip (more fun) or go by bus. Old buildings from the Qing and Ming Dynasties Dragon Tiger mountain (Longhu shan) - day trip - monkeys here Guilin - tourist city - 3 day trip (check on internet) - It is approx 4 hours bus ride from Nanning. Check on the internet - There are many caves and Karsts and the famous Guilin Duck. (Cormorant) There are other areas to visit. I discovered a good tourist map on the wall at Yunde bus station on my last visit to Nanning. In this bus station they have a tourist bus that will take you around Nanning for 2 Yuan. If you want to find an English Bar, I found on my last visit called the Landing Zone. It is run by a New Zealander and they have western food and Hamburgers - wish I found them earlier. They are at 76 Minzhu Dadao before the bridge into the business area about 400 meters after the Hawaiian Hotel from the city centre. I have also been to Lhasa - Tibet, Shangri-La, Dali, Lijang, Kunming, Chengdu and Hanoi. These trips were all done from Nanning as my main stop. |
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