Four Days in Guilin and Yangshuo: Is This the World's Most Beautiful City?
A travel vlogger spends four days in Guilin and Yangshuo to see if the landscape lives up to its reputation.
This travel vlog from Heideexyz follows a four-day trip to Guilin and Yangshuo in September 2025. The creator sets out to see whether Guilin's landscape really is the most beautiful in the world, as they had heard for years.
The video shows the journey from Hong Kong by high-speed rail in business class, a hotel stay with windows facing Yangshuo's karst mountains, bamboo rafting through the Ten Mile Gallery, a helicopter flight over the same area, and a visit to the viewpoint featured on the 20 RMB note. The creator also tours a hotel called the Deer Hotel and shares thoughts on whether the scenery lives up to its reputation.
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Maya Chen 2 hours ago
This story captures something I noticed in Shanghai too: young people treat the city almost like a shared living room.
Leo Park 3 hours ago
The point about low-cost identity is sharp. It explains why small habits can feel bigger than entertainment.
Anika Rao 5 hours ago
I would love a follow-up about second-tier cities. Chengdu and Hangzhou probably have different versions of this.
Jonas Miller 6 hours ago
The examples feel familiar even outside China. Urban life is becoming more improvised everywhere.
Yuki Tanaka 8 hours ago
Museum visits, cycling routes, pop-up stores - that mix says a lot about how cities are changing.
Clara Wu 9 hours ago
The article makes the trend feel human instead of just lifestyle branding. Nice angle.
Samir Patel 11 hours ago
I like that the piece does not frame this as Westernization. It feels more locally invented.
Nina Roberts Yesterday
The writing around public streets becoming social spaces is especially strong.
Eric Zhou Yesterday
This reminds me of weekend markets near university areas. Very accurate.
Helen Garcia 2 days ago
Would be great to see photos from the routes mentioned in the article.