Next, continue walking to Ping’an Village, home of the Zhuang ethnic group. Here, enjoy a local lunch - Bamboo Tube Rice, a dish made by stuffing rice and spices into bamboo tubes and roasting them.

Explore Longji Rice Terraces, carved 500 years ago into hillsides near Guilin. Trek from Ping An village, passing scenic steps and panoramic viewpoints, and meet Yao women with their iconic long hair. A must-visit for Great Wall-style scenic walks, photography, and authentic cultural encounters.

Huangluo Yao Village is located in Jinjiang Village, Longji Town, Longsheng Autonomous County, Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is situated within the Longji Terraced Fields Scenic Area and is the only Yao village among the thirteen villages in Longji. The entire village is inhabited by the Red Yao ethnic group (mainly surnamed Pan). The village is famous for the traditional hair growth of the Red Yao women. In 2002, it was certified as the "group's longest haired woman" by Shanghai Grand World Guinness. Currently, there are 60 women in 60 households with hair over 1 meter long, with the longest reaching 2.3 meters. The hair care uses a unique formula of fermented rice water combined with mountain spring water. Unmarried women tie three strands of hair around their heads and wrap them in black cloth, and their hairstyles undergo specific changes after marriage and childbirth.

Lijiang River, the general name of the upper reaches of the Guijiang River, a tributary of the Xijiang River in the the Pearl River basin, belongs to the Xijiang River system of the the Pearl River basin and is located in Guilin City. In the traditional sense, the Li River starts from Mao'er Mountain in Yuechengling, the source of the Gui River. Modern hydrology defines it as Lingqukou in Rongjiang Town, Xing'an County, and ends at Sanjiangkou in Pingle. The Li River passes through the city center of Guilin, turns southeast at Douji Mountain, and continues to meander southward into Yangshuo County after passing through Dawei Town in Lingchuan County.
The upper reaches of the Li River are the Da Rong River, and the lower reaches are the traditional name Gui River. The Lingqu River mouth is the boundary point between the Guijiang Darong River section and the Lijiang River section, while the Lipu River and Gongcheng River mouths are the boundary points between the Lijiang River section and the Guijiang River section. The Li River section flows through Xing'an, Lingchuan, Guilin, Yangshuo, Pingle and other places, with a total length of 164 kilometers. The riverbeds along the river are mostly composed of water quality pebbles, with small sediment content and clear water quality. The two banks are mostly karst landforms. Rich in tourism resources, the famous Guilin landscape is located on the Li River.
The Li River was once an important waterway for communication between Lingnan and the Central Plains, playing a crucial role in national unity and economic and cultural exchange. After the 1930s, the status and role of Lijiang River shipping gradually replaced by highways and railways.
In 2013, the Li River was selected as one of the "15 Most Worth Visiting Rivers in the World". In 2014, the Li River was listed as a World Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Impression: Liu Sanjie "is a large-scale landscape live performance produced by Guilin Guangwei Wenhua Tourism Culture Industry Co., Ltd. in 2004. Directed by Zhang Yimou, Wang Chaoge, and Fan Yue, with Mei Shuaiyuan as the overall planner. The drama is based on the folk legend of "Liu Sanjie" of the Zhuang ethnic group in Guangxi, integrating the natural landscape of the Li River with cultural elements of ethnic minorities such as Zhuang, Yao, Miao, and Dong. It uses the composition techniques of Chinese traditional painting to depict scenes of fishermen's labor and folk customs. As the first large-scale landscape live performance in China, its stage covers 1.654 square kilometers of water and 12 mountain peaks, with over 600 local residents and professional actors among the cast

Yulong River is the longest tributary of the Li River in Yangshuo County, with a total length of 43.5 kilometers, flowing through 5 townships, and a drainage area of 158.47 square kilometers. It is known as the "Little Li River". The river retains its original natural scenery, with 28 dams distributed along a 15.36-kilometer water journey from Yulong Bridge to Gongnong Bridge. The river is 38-61 meters wide and 0.5-2 meters deep, with ancient bridges from the Ming and Qing dynasties such as Fuli Bridge and Yulong Bridge, as well as Guiyi County ruins on both sides. Among them, Xiangui Bridge is the oldest existing stone arch bridge in Guangxi. Domestic and foreign experts have confirmed its status as a "world-class natural heritage shared by mankind". The scenic area has no modern buildings or artificial carvings, presenting a complete karst landscape and pastoral scenery. Bamboo raft drifting is the main mode of tourism, and the scenic area implements unified planning and management. Rafters need to undergo professional training before taking up their posts