Terraces
Stair-stepped paddies curving around the mountains like contour lines drawn by hand.
Longji Rice Terraces · Guilin
Two Thousand Years in a Bowl · Guilin Rice Noodles
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Slippery rice noodles under a self-serve riot of pickled beans, fried soy, peanuts and chili. Eat fast, eat standing, eat again.
Find it in Guilin — worth the detour, not the queue-and-leave kind of place. Best breakfast/anytime; eat fresh.
Good to know
- Best time — Breakfast/anytime; eat fresh
- Go a little before peak hours
- Allow more time than you think
- Keep a few yuan in cash, just in case
Photo: Popo le Chien · CC0
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A bronze pagoda and a glazed-tile twin rising side by side from the lake, blazing gold against the dark after sunset.
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