It's almost April and I apologize for the long waiting for this newsletter. Wintertime in Yangshuo is usually slow. Last year at this time I was in Yangshuo and it was freezing, around 5C, too cold for me (I'm living nowadays in Malaysia with nice tropical temperatures). However, our new season has started. When I write this newsletter to you, it's 15C, still cool but with clear weather like today it is an excellent temperature to be active, get a bicycle, go hiking up to the TV tower or get a raft.

Jessie informed me she has changed her Longsheng tour, so I will later explain a little what we have changed. For the cyclist reading this newsletter, I have some updated info about the roads in Guizhou (Thanks Brigitte & Ivo).

Meanwhile I have decided to go to Yangshuo in August, so we might meet there. It is always a pleasure to be in Yangshuo.

What is the content of our Yangshuo Newsletter? Here we go!

• Longsheng Tour
• Facebook and Twitter
• Book your hotel for the Golden Week
• Cycling to Guilin
• Moonhill
• The Ultimate Guide to Free Lodging
• Your questions about Yangshuo/Guilin
• Tai Chi Yangshuo

Happy reading!
Peter van der Lans
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Book your hotel for the Golden Week
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If the Golden Week (first week of May) is the period you want to visit Yangshuo, you NEED to book in advance. There will be no room available, I guarantee you. Book NOW.

- http://www.yangshuo-travel-guide.com/hotels-in-yangshuo.html

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Cycling to Guilin
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Things change quickly in China. Brigitte & Ivo cycled a by recommended route through south Guizhou. Here's their comment about the area around Libo and the possibilities to either go south (I did this when the road was build and trust me, it was horrible) or going north to Zhaoxing, Sangjiang and Longsheng.

"If you don't want to cycle over Libo to Guilin as you described because you want to visit the Dong wind and rain bridges, there is a direct side road between Dushan and Sandu. The road is asphalted so you don't have to make the big loop over Libo. Libo is now the gateway to the South China Karst Unesco world heritage site (and that's probably the reason why they were preparing for tourism as you passed there).

From Guilin to Yangshuo: You know that there is an old road running along the Lii River? You have to combine your ride with some bamboo raft parts. A wonderful  stretch and probably nobody knows it. There are also some brand new completely traffic free concrete roads back to Guilin witch leads you through a breathtaking limestone scenery.  We will put the road description and GPS Track on our web site in a few days and send you the link. Xingping and the youth hostel there is still a wonderful place."

So far Brigitte & Ivo

In case you want to cycle east of the Li River, there is another road easy to do (and seldom done). This road leaves Guilin and follows all the way to Xingping without the need to cross the river. This road is mostly a pothole road but good for cycling. There's no public transport to my knowledge on this road.

Links to check:

- http://www.yangshuo-travel-guide.com/libo.html (with the road from Libo to Hechi)
- http://www.bicycle-adventures.com/xingping-to-guilin.html
- http://www.bicycle-adventures.com/Guilin.html (about the roads through Guangxi from Baishe to Hechi)

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Moonhill
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There are plans to place a gate around Moonhill and charge entry for the area. Entry fee should be Y80 and be effective from May on! If you do a tour with us, the ticket will be included in our tours but for individual travelers... you want to see it, you have to dig quite a bit in your wallet.

- http://www.yangshuo-travel-guide.com/moonhill.html

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The Ultimate Guide to Free Lodging
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Who wouldn't want free hotel rooms! Crazy? A Scam? No way. The system, strange enough maybe, it works!

The Ultimate Guide To Free Lodging

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Your questions about Yangshuo/Guilin
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We have set up a Yangshuo/Guilin Q&A in case you have a question we do not answer on our website. As usual we do our best to answer within 24 hours. Can't find your problem on the website? Ask us:

- http://www.yangshuo-travel-guide.com/ask-me.html

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Tai Chi Yangshuo
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Over the last year and a half we recommended Luo Mei Juan as the best place for your Tai Chi course in Yangshuo. Mei has informed us she is relocating to the USA. The school will continue but at a different location, We have not yet decided who we will recommend for your tai chi courses but we invite you to give us recommendations if you have good experiences with other teachers.

- http://www.yangshuo-travel-guide.com/tai-chi-yangshuo.html

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