{"id":5473,"date":"2017-05-01T23:28:26","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T23:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/?p=5473"},"modified":"2017-05-01T23:28:26","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T23:28:26","slug":"china-guangxi-4-datang-bay-longsheng-rice-terrace-great-nature-photography-lovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/china-guangxi-4-datang-bay-longsheng-rice-terrace-great-nature-photography-lovers\/","title":{"rendered":"China Guangxi 4 : Datang Bay & Longsheng Rice Terrace – Great for nature & photography lovers!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guilin Datang Bay : Great for\u00a0nature lovers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Longsheng Rice Terrace\/\u9f99\u80dc\u68af\u7530<\/strong><\/p>\n

This place is famous for few things, the paddy field landscape, the minority folk culture and it long table diet meal. \u00a0It is about 100 km from Guilin City.<\/p>\n

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Datang Bay Longsheng Bamboo Cottage Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n

The place we stayed was really simple, heater yes but not really working properly. \u00a0I did not take a shower but I did\u00a0washed my face.<\/p>\n

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We stayed in the bamboo wooden cottage which has mountain and river view when we open our door. \u00a0It \u00a0was really simple cottage and I won’t say is comfortable. \u00a0It may be nicer to come in the summer time because winter is just too cold to live in such place.<\/p>\n

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One thing I like about this bamboo cottage is you can hear the musical sounds of the running water below the individual cottages. \u00a0 It would be very nice if you are coming in summer and play with the clean and clear water in the river.<\/p>\n

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At night, we had the famous long table feast meal, well the food is pretty simple and bamboo rice. \u00a0All I could remember was the meal was prepared and spread in the very long table and we sat on the tiny stool to eat. \u00a0I won’t say the meal was very fantastic, it was a fun experience to sit closely to everyone in the very long table and had our dinner.<\/p>\n

Minority folks Campfire<\/strong><\/p>\n

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After our dinner, there was some performance to entertain us before we sleep. Some folks dance and singing and campfire. \u00a0The minority here are the Zhuang people and Yao people.<\/p>\n

Yao women over 2 meter hair\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Yao people are recognized by their hair, women all have long hair and the longest over 2 meter. \u00a0This lady in the picture untie her hair in front of us and showing us how she comb her hair and tie and untie. \u00a0I was feeling kind of eerie because she looks like a long hair “hantu titik” ghost standing in front of us. \u00a03 types of her hair was shown in front of us, the one she cut on her 18th birthday ( the only time Yao women cut their hair at 18 yrs old), the hair that was dropped daily but she collected them and show us in the basket. \u00a0And lastly her real hair over 2 meter long still growing black and healthy. \u00a0By the way, the Yao lady in the picture is already over 60 years old. \u00a0I wonder how she maintain her hair so well.<\/p>\n

Activities around the Datang Bay<\/strong><\/p>\n

We had a short hiking to the mountain and saw this famous stone which resemble of a whale.<\/p>\n

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Zhuang Embroidery Ball<\/strong><\/p>\n

Along the trail, we met few Zhuang women selling their\u00a0artfully crafts – the embroidery ball. The ball is made of silk cloth and have 12 connected petals which represent each month in a year. \u00a0Traditionally If a guy catches a embroidery ball from a lady means the\u00a0lady is interested in him so it is a signal for the guy to pursue her.<\/p>\n

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Best timing to come to Longsheng Rice Terrace<\/strong><\/p>\n

The rice terrace offer great scenery for photography in China, it was built into hillsides but best time to come is from May to October. \u00a0I was here in December so there is no more golden paddy field.<\/p>\n

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Guilin Datang Bay : Great for\u00a0nature lovers Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n