Old buildings
Grey-tiled roofs.
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Yangshuo's most famous and oldest street, stone-paved and about 500 m long, running through the heart of the town to the bank of the Li River; local sources trace its beginnings back more than 1,400 years, to when Yangshuo County was founded under the Sui dynasty. It is lined with buildings in the traditional south Chinese style, with grey roofs and wooden balconies, and the green karst peaks look down on it from every side, so the street seems set inside a Chinese painting. Popular with foreign backpackers since the 1980s, it earned the nickname «Foreigners' Street», and today it's packed with restaurants, cafés, craft and gift shops and painters of fans and silk, turning at night into a lively market of lights and music. Wandering is free, and the street is at its liveliest in the evening. Yangshuo's famous «beer fish» is cooked in beer, and many restaurants serve pork and alcohol, so ask about ingredients; avoid national holidays, when the crowds are intense.
Grey-tiled roofs.
Around the town.
Lights and music.
Central Yangshuo town, near the Li River
Mostly not: many restaurants serve pork and alcohol, and «beer fish» is cooked in beer, so ask about ingredients.