In the morning (already at 8 o’clock) you will be picked up from the hotel and drive about 40 minutes to Xianggong Hill (Husband Mountain). The ascent to the summit takes about 15 minutes, where you will be amazed by the breathtaking view of the Li River and the surrounding karst mountains. Well, we are curious, we will not be disappointed, about 350 stairs later we have the whole splendor in front of us, where we sailed through yesterday with the river steamer, we can see the whole scenery from above.
After that, we are predicted to drive about 3 hours, so the stand with the fresh kumquats comes just in time, in the backyard they can also be washed briefly. They taste wonderful, fresh and sweet at the same time. We have been driving past the plantations for a long time and have seen that they are harvesting here. It doesn’t get fresher than that.
The ride was shorter than expected and we arrived at the entrance to the park, where we need a ticket again. We stayed at the Baike Boutique Hotel in Ping’an, all made of wood, and again we get an upgrade, we are led to the best room, which is very tastefully furnished in local style
There are also, as everywhere else at the sights, people who let themselves be photographed in local costume. The two ladies obviously have fun with it.
Now it’s time to explore the area of the Longji Rice Terraces, we let ourselves be driven up the mountain and then hike comfortably on a beautiful hiking trail to the observation tower and from there, then back to the hotel, the way down goes again over countless stairs, but the great view of the rice terraces compensates us completely.
For dinner we go out again and get rice cooked in bamboo and beef on a hot iron plate in a family restaurant. It was very good and we fall into bed tired. Our last night in China.