Xing Ping  is famous for the dramatic limestone karsts crowding over the Li River in what the local  people have dubbed  the nine horses fresco . It is one of the famous scenes in China – etched onto the 20 RMB note – and a highlight  of the cruise trip down the Li river from Yangshuo. Xing Ping was a sleepy riverside town, and is still  rustic and cute. Now is the time to see it.

A new bullet train  linking Guangzhou to Guiyang via  xing Ping promises to change this town which is why we have selected to start our ride here.

Firstly – people who can should see it before the madness begins.

Secondly, Xing Ping could be the new Yangshuo, as  it is equally  beautiful, but will be easier to get to with bullet trains  departing Guangzhou (Canton)  speeding holiday makers into the limestone wonderland in just two hours. This is great for People living also in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. The connection for people flying in  to Guilin ( planes are becoming so old school) will be  under 30 minutes. It currently takes an hour and a half to drive the 67 km from Guilin to Yangshuo.

Thirdly- with all these  promised tourists, we want to claim inspire space for  culture of touring the karsts by bicycle to continue.  Buses are kind’ve wrecking the irdes around Yangshuo and  we are hoping our bikedragon snaking its way through the small farmers back roads will be an inspiration to keep dedicated cycle ways  like the Guangdong government has done with its Greenways Scheme.

How to get to Xing Ping:

Go local on the  airport bus to Yangshuo bus station. At Yansgshuo bus station stand around with your luggage and say Xing Ping and a  bus tout will  have you  in a bus  before you can say  Xie Xie.

Go taxi

Its 280 RMB in a taxi to yangshuo and  another 120 RMB onto Xing Ping. Total journey time is about 1hr 50 minutes.

Go festival bus 

On our booking form  tick the box to  book a transfer. You’ll need to give us your arrival time, and you may need to wait around for other people.  We will put on a couple of buses  at the  most popular arrival times,

 

 

 

Riverboats cruise by

 And it should work even better in coming years as the train comes on line.  There is a big hotel being built right in the middle of the old street too.  It looks like it’s going to be pretty flash so in the future there will be some upmarket accommodation options for those that want it and some great spaces available if we can get them on board too.