1994 China – Part 2 Yang Shou

We took a 10 hour boat trip from Hong Kong to Wuzhou in China along the Pearl River. Tree covered mountains rose up on both banks of river. Near Wuzhou the river was more congested with boat traffic than the roads were with cars! In the town of Wuzhou we stayed at the simple but comfortable government hotel of Yuan Jiang. No one seemed to speak English except for a government representative met us and led us around.


From Wuzhou we took an all day bus ride to the small town of Yang Shou. The roads were red dirt and we passed thousands of rice patties with oxen and farmers trudging through them. The landscape in the Yang Shou region is breathtaking – the famous tall limestone hills dot the countryside. This town was quite traveler-oriented as many foreigners come for the amazing scenery. There were many restaurants and merchants to visit, and lots of hiking and exploring to do.



There are many caves in the nearby hills, and we went in a few of them with local people. They are literally mazes - some lead through steep and narrow passage ways, others lead you along underwater rivers. Very neat. We also hiked to the top of Moon Hill, which is a hill with a round hole near the top. From the top there is a beautiful panoramic view of the visas. We met many very nice people here. I felt extremely comfortable and safe. I really fell in love with this humble and beautiful place.