Exploring the Chinese Countryside in Yangshuo

Exploring the Chinese Countryside in YangshuoThe CLI Team October 28, 2024CLI News Learn Chinese in China or on Zoom and gain fluency in Chinese!Join CLI and learn Chinese with your personal team of Mandarin teachers online or in person at the CLI Center in Guilin, China. Each semester, CLI leads our students on a whirlwind tour of Yangshuo (阳朔), a countryside town fabled for its otherworldly mountain landscape and intimate view into the lives of southern China's rural population. Fall 2010 Students and Team Members Enjoy the Li River Widely recognized as an integral landmark on any international traveler's map, Yangshuo offers world-class hiking and rock climbing opportunities, and places that postcard image of China's countryside scenery within fingertips' reach. After munching on a breakfast of steamed buns (包子), rice noodles (米粉), fried dough (油条), porridge (粥), and soymilk (豆浆), we floated atop bamboo rafts down the sparkling Li River (漓江) to the village of Xingping (兴平). There, we admired local Chinese architecture (much of which was produced during the Ming and Qing dynasties), as well as savored some locally-made ginger candy (姜糖), before settling down for the night in Yangshuo and exploring the bustling shops of West Street (西街). Biking through the Yangshuo Countryside The next morning, CLI students and team members embarked on a day's long journey throughout the local countryside, biking down roads and dirt paths across Yangshuo's landscape and watching local farmers harvest this year's rice crop. Stopping for a local lunch alongside the river, we last dropped our bikes at the Longmen water cave (龙门洞) to rejuvenate in the organic mud bath and relax our muscles in nearby hot springs, both of which are located inside a naturally occurring stalactite and stalagmite cave. Needless to say, we slept well upon our return to Guilin. CLI offers one travel excursion per every two months of a student's stay in Guilin. In addition to Yangshuo, CLI has provided opportunities for students to visit Nanning, Longsheng, Kunming, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and more. What are you waiting for? The CLI TeamThe Chinese Language Institute (CLI) is a center for Chinese language and cultural studies based in Guilin, China. Founded in 2009, CLI has hosted over 5,000 students from more than 50 countries and maintains a 4.95 out of 5.00 rating on GoOverseas. CLI's team includes Chinese language educators, program managers, and China specialists holding advanced degrees in Chinese studies, teaching Chinese as a foreign language, education, and related fields. Articles published under The CLI Team draw on the collective expertise of this group, informed by years of experience designing and delivering Chinese language immersion programs in Guilin and across China. Free 30-minute Trial LessonFree 30-minute Trial Lesson Continue Exploring CLI News CLI 2025 Year in Review: 36,000 Hours, 35 Countries, One Community CLI News Guilin 马到成功: CLI Upgrades Student Living Facilities for the Year of the Horse CLI News Travel China What Are the Best VPNs for China in 2026? CLI News The New York Times Goes to Guilin CLI News CLI Online Student Wins USA Memory Championship CLI News The Ben Hedges Interview CLI News Former CLI Student Gives TED Speech CLI News Jack Ma Speaks with Charlie Rose CLI News Happy Halloween from CLI 1 2 3 … 5 Next » ✕Join the CLI community and learn Chinese in China!Based in scenic Guilin, China, CLI is a leading center for Chinese language and cultural studies.Learn OnlineLearn in China CloseMessage us on WeChatIn WeChat on your phone, tap + then Scan, and point it at this code.Take a screenshot of this code. In WeChat, tap + then Scan and choose it from your album.Press and hold the code and choose the option to scan it.Then tap Follow and send us a message.We reply Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM Beijing time.