Guilin Photography Locations: By Style
Here's a concise overview of photography in the Guilin area.
This infographic includes areas where the circles/photography style overlap; which indicates a good location if your time is short and your looking for a varied trip.
This infographic includes areas where the circles/photography style overlap; which indicates a good location if your time is short and your looking for a varied trip.
Guilin Photography Locations Infographic
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Landscape Photography
Guilin area is best known for the dramatic karst mountains surrounding Li River. The best locations are in Xingping and Yangshuo, in the mountaintops and river bends.
The other famous site is Longji Rice Terraces, water filled reflective pools from April to early June, changing to vivid green shoots and slowly to yellow until harvest in early October after which they are brown and not photographically interesting. Read more on Guilin's landscapes.
The other famous site is Longji Rice Terraces, water filled reflective pools from April to early June, changing to vivid green shoots and slowly to yellow until harvest in early October after which they are brown and not photographically interesting. Read more on Guilin's landscapes.
Architectural Photography & Ancient Towns
Due to the Li River being an important transport route in ancient times, the villages surrounding Guilin have been thriving centers for over thousand years.
Daxu was known for shopping, Jiuxian as the government center, Jiangtou had the most graduates, and Huangyao boasts ancient (800 year old) banyan trees; all have houses from Ming and Qing Dynasties. Also the eight Dong Villages in Chengyang has traditional drum towers and the largest Wind and Rain Bridge.
In the Longji Rice Terraces the Zhuang Minority still build their beautiful wooden houses completely without nails. Read more on Ancient Towns around Guilin and Yangshuo.
Daxu was known for shopping, Jiuxian as the government center, Jiangtou had the most graduates, and Huangyao boasts ancient (800 year old) banyan trees; all have houses from Ming and Qing Dynasties. Also the eight Dong Villages in Chengyang has traditional drum towers and the largest Wind and Rain Bridge.
In the Longji Rice Terraces the Zhuang Minority still build their beautiful wooden houses completely without nails. Read more on Ancient Towns around Guilin and Yangshuo.
Portraits & Minority Village Locations
Longji is home to several different minority groups, all with distinctive dresses and customs. Yao women are known for their exceptionally long hair and beautifully hand embroidered outfits.
Chengyang is formed of 8 Dong villages, all have unique celebrations and festivals running nearly every week. During the festivals women adorn themselves in their elaborate silver headdresses and jewelry and clothes made of the painstakingly handmade indigo dyed fabric. There is a group of elderly ladies who like to sit in the main square and stitch small trinkets for sale.
Xingping, on the other hand, offers opportunities to capture the weatherworn fishermen with their cormorant birds.
Chengyang is formed of 8 Dong villages, all have unique celebrations and festivals running nearly every week. During the festivals women adorn themselves in their elaborate silver headdresses and jewelry and clothes made of the painstakingly handmade indigo dyed fabric. There is a group of elderly ladies who like to sit in the main square and stitch small trinkets for sale.
Xingping, on the other hand, offers opportunities to capture the weatherworn fishermen with their cormorant birds.
See our Photography Map of Guilin to get a quick overview of the Guilin area.
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