Guilin Yijiangyuan Scenic Area

Guilin Yijiangyuan Scenic Area

Guilin Yijiangyuan Scenic Area is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction.

The Yijiangyuan Scenic Area is situated on the mandatory route to the world-famous "Longji Rice Terraces" in Lingui County’s Wutong Town on Guilin’s northwest tourism line. Known as a corridor of ethnic charm, the area brings together over ten ethnic minorities such as the Miao, Yao, Dong, and Zhuang. Within the grand mountains, primitive forests, alpine waterfalls, canyon rapids, spectacular terraced fields, and passionate folk customs intertwine to create a unique and stunning tourism landscape in Guilin, earning it the reputation as the "No. 1 Village of Guilin’s Ethnic Charm."

Yijiangyuan is a large-scale scenic area themed around the ethnic culture of northwest Guangxi, with the backdrop of Lingui culture. Here, visitors can closely experience the distinctive rural life, farming culture, and pastoral scenery unique to northwest Guangxi, as well as enjoy the premier view among the “Eight Scenic Spots of Lingui” — the “Yijiang Landscape.” On the Yijiang Ethnic Culture Waterway, you can sing duets with the Zhuang song goddess, listen to the ethereal sounds of the “Dong Grand Chorus,” witness the unique long-hair custom of the Yao, and explore the diverse ethnic customs and architectural landscapes along both banks of the Yijiang River. The dozens of traditional handicraft skills exhibited in the Yijiangyuan Folk Art Corridor will also captivate your attention. The Long Street Banquet is an unforgettable experience, where fiery ethnic performances and exotic ethnic cuisines will make you lose yourself in the festive revelry...

Ethnic Culture Waterway — Yijiang Landscape, Miao ethnic lusheng welcoming performance, Zhuang ethnic song goddess folk singing/duet, Tujia ethnic flower drum performance, Longsheng Yao long-hair performance, Dong ethnic Grand Chorus performance, Yijiang River fishing performance by local fishermen. On the picturesque waters of Yijiangyuan Scenic Area, the essence of northwest Guangxi’s ethnic culture performances is brought together. Drifting along on a bamboo raft, you may encounter a Zhuang song boat and enjoy the passionate and melodious folk songs sung by Zhuang girls. If you can’t keep up with their singing, they won’t let you go...

The Tujia ethnic flower drum dance offers a different kind of experience — many visitors say that only after seeing the flower drum dance do they truly understand the expression “a woman is like water...”

Have you seen the long-hair dance? Heard their native dialect? Seen them grooming by the clear river...

The bronze drums sound, and the Bai裤Yao (White-Pants Yao) welcome you with the dance they’ve performed for two thousand years. Come closer to uncover the mystery of this ethnic group...

Blending into the Yijiang River are the fishermen of the Yijiang Basin, fishing rafts, cormorants, river mist, and distant villages — a truly beautiful scene along the Yijiang River.

Handicraft Folk Art Corridor — demonstrations of Yao ethnic embroidery, Zhuang ethnic bamboo/grass weaving, Miao ethnic silverware/costumes/lusheng making, Dong ethnic miniature wooden architecture/wax printing art, as well as Lingui’s sanpi paintings/grass weaving art. It’s like strolling down the main street of an ancient village: the sound of looms, the aroma of ginger candy, the soft singing of embroidery women, and barefoot children playing. Though you may have never been here, it feels like a childhood memory. Even the smallest comb carries a faint emotional resonance. Will you get lost in it?

Joy/Food Long Street Banquet — Ethnic-flavored cuisine/snacks, and a grand performance by the Bai裤Yao (China’s most mysterious/primitive ethnic group). Among the various ethnic groups in Guangxi, the most grand events take place during major festivals, when every household prepares their best dishes and lays out a hundred-meter-long banquet. While tasting ethnic-flavored delicacies, visitors can sing and dance with the indigenous ethnic groups, participating in various entertainment activities full of ethnic characteristics...

Address: Next to National Highway 321, Wutong Town, Lingui District, Guilin City

Rating: AAAA

Yijiangyuan Ticket (Adult): ¥80