3-Day Guilin Ethnic Culture Tour

After arrival, proceed to visit the Chengyang Bazhai Scenic Area (excluding electric scooters): The scenic area consists of eight Dong villages: Ma'anzhai, Pingzhai, Pingzhai, Yanzhai, Dongzhai, Dazhai, Pingfu Village, and Jichang Village, commonly known as the "Chengyang Bazhai". Participate in various traditional Dong cultural activities such as welcoming guests with stop songs, Dong pipa, love song duels, Dong flute performances, Dong costume parades, checking in on saddles, experiencing Dong hammered rice cakes, singing Dong ethnic songs, and hosting banquets for thousands of people in Dong villages during the Dong New Year! Let's go to Sanjiang Chengyang for a 'Dong Year' appointment! Dinner arrangement for the highest hospitality of the Dong ethnic group [Dong Ethnic Group Hundred Family Banquet] to entertain all distinguished guests (if the number of people is not enough, a long table banquet will be arranged, please understand): As a traditional custom of the Dong ethnic group, the "Hundred Family Banquet" is the highest hospitality in the Dong ethnic region. Whenever there are important guests or a large number of guests visiting the Dong village, each household in the village carries baskets and drinks, brings their own delicacies to the Drum Tower, and gathers around the table with the guests to enjoy the drinks. During the meal, they must constantly "cross the table" and taste each household's food, symbolizing "eating a hundred dishes, connecting the hearts of a hundred families, driving away a hundred evils, and doing a hundred things".
★ Warm reminder:
1. The Hundred Family Banquet is the highest etiquette for the Dong ethnic group to entertain guests. Every time there is mutual visit or special distinguished guests visiting the village, each household in the village should bring their own wine, vegetables, and rice; Let's go to the square in front of the Drum Tower in the Dong village - a long table is set up in a "one" shape on the Drum Tower Ping. Guests can eat from the first table to the last table, chatting and drinking together, creating a lively atmosphere. There is a saying in the local area that goes: 'Eat a hundred meals, unite the hearts of a hundred families, receive blessings from a hundred families, ward off a hundred evils, do a hundred things, and enjoy a hundred years of life.'. (Please understand if it doesn't suit your personal taste)
2. Please take your room key and all luggage with you when leaving the hotel the next morning, and return the room key to the front desk.

Morning: Enjoy hotel breakfast. Visit the Sanjiang Dadong Village Scenic Area in China (approximately 30 minutes) and cross the world's longest wind and rain bridge - Sanjiang Wind and Rain Bridge: the entire bridge is 368 meters long, 16 meters wide, and the highest point is 18 meters. There are 7 bridge pavilions, both of which are the longest and largest in the world, making it the world's longest wind and rain bridge; Sanjiang Drum Tower, also known as the "First Tower of Dong Township", is a landmark building in Sanjiang County. It is located by the Xunjiang River in Sanjiang County and was built by a folk bridge master led by Yang Siyu, a folk craftsman of the Dong ethnic group, using the unique techniques of the Dong people. On the pedestal stone of the Drum Tower, there are carved reliefs reflecting daily life scenes of the Dong ethnic group, such as grabbing fireworks, stepping on song halls, making oil tea, fighting chickens and birds, raising silkworms and weaving fabrics. The images are vivid, with a strong local flavor, showcasing the long history and culture of the Dong ethnic group and the superb architectural skills of Dong craftsmen.
Enjoy a special farm chicken feast and visit the Red Maple Festival in the Ancient East Forest (approximately 90 minutes) - the mountains are covered in red and the forests are dyed red! Thousands of acres of red maple trees paint the mountains like morning clouds, like a dazzling art gallery, vividly depicting the most beautiful maple scenery! Appreciating the splendid autumn scenery in front of me, I couldn't help but think of a poem by the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu: "Far up the cold mountain, the stone path slopes, and deep in the white clouds, there is a family. Parking and sitting in the love maple forest at night, the frost leaves are red in February flowers. The activities of the Red Maple Festival are as follows:
1. If you dare to climb, dare to send
Free participation in "Walking Waterfall and Playing Waves": The scenic area's themed special project "Walking Waterfall and Playing Waves" will provide guests with a free set of climbing equipment
2. Zhuang ethnic group's ancient handmade rice cake
During the autumn harvest season, the Zhuang ethnic group has the custom of making rice cakes by hand, which is also a ceremony to celebrate the harvest and a mutual gift. Tourists can experience the ancient method of hand washing rice cake for free, join the indigenous people in hand washing rice cake, and taste the steaming hot rice cake they just made on site.
3. Dance bamboo pole dance
During festivals, the Zhuang people like to set up bamboo pole arrays on the grain drying fields. After drying the millet, they dance bamboo pole dances and learn Zhuang bamboo pole dances for free, experiencing Zhuang harvest celebrations
4. Strolling through Fenglin Gallery
The autumn breeze is refreshing, and tourists stroll through the Maple Forest Gallery, gently caressing the fruits of maple trees, taking photos to check in, and wishing the road to be smooth and prosperous in the coming year. (Lucky guests may find a road pass that suits them on the scenic road and can take it away for free as a souvenir)
5. Free Play at Liuhe Amusement Park
Pass three levels and slay six generals, waiting for you to pass the levels
6. Gu Dong Fenglin spokesperson
The scenic area has set up 6 best maple viewing and maple photography check-in points, and guides guests to take photos for free, leaving behind their own drunken and beautiful moments, becoming the spokesperson for the ancient maple forest

Breakfast at the hotel
Visiting CCTV recommended Dong Qing Ethnic Ethnic Cultural Paek [Ethnic Minority Ancient Village] (about 100 minutes' tour), exquisite silver handicrafts, unlocked doors, passionate ethnic sisters in law, totems, wooden buildings, and flagstone alleys tell about the culture of the Dong nationality, let us go into their homes and really understand the national culture of the Dong nationality. After lunch, head to the most beautiful venue of the 2017 Spring Festival Gala, Guilin City Emblem - Elephant Trunk Hill (tour about 40 minutes) AAAAA level. Its mountain resembles an elephant standing by the Li River drinking water, lifelike and fascinating. The Water Moon Cave in the front of the mountain is curved like a full moon, piercing through the mountain. The clear and blue river water passes through the cave through the nose, and the shadow of the cave reflects the river surface, creating a spectacle of "a bright moon at the bottom of the water, and a bright moon floating on the water". The 4A Scenic Area of Guihua Commune (approximately 60 minutes of tour) is currently the only immersive Guihua culture experience hall in China. The experience hall consists of seven exhibition halls: Guimai, Guixiang, Guiwei, Guiguan, Guiyun, Guixin, and Guili. It has pioneered a multimedia immersive experience, multi platform spatial design, and multi-point interactive participation in the study mode. Through immersive sound, light, electricity, and taste experiences, it comprehensively and vividly showcases the deep connection between Guilin and Guihua and the unique charm of Guihua culture.
*Lead everyone to Guilin's legitimate citizen supermarket to select souvenirs for friends and family.
*Pack your luggage according to the return time, then take the bus back and end your pleasant trip to Guilin!