DAY 2: 16 OCTOBER 2024
On the second day of our trip, we decided to proceed with our plan to XingPing. Just when I thought we'll be taking train from the railway station which is not far from our hotel in Shenzhen, my husband told me that we'll be heading to another Shenzen Railway station which is situated on the north side. Dear China, you are enormous! And confusing at the same time. I never thought that Shenzhen will have two railway stations within the city.
#1: Departing from Shenzhen North Railway Station to Yangshou Railway Station
#2: Baby Daniel's first bullet train experience
#3: Scenery along the high-speed train heading to Yangshou
#4: Strangely enough, Yangshou Railway Station is located in XingPing and not in Yangshou itself. Right after we arrived Yangshou Railway Station, we took shuttle bus to XingPing Ancient Town. It takes about 20 minutes bus ride.
The shuttle bus departs from Yangshou Railway Station stops exactly next to XingPing Ancient Street. XingPing is relatively a small town that you can easily walk to most of the main attractions. But because we brought baby along with us, we had to narrow down the main attractions in XingPing and only selected those that are child-friendly. So those activities required to hike, instantly we skip! Maybe next time.
PLACES WE VISITED & FOOD WE ATE IN XINGPING
1) XingPing Ancient Street
Exploring old town or ancient street is always my favourite thing to do when it comes to visit a city. So when I found out that XingPing has ancient street, immediately I put this in my must-visit list. Although the historic street of XingPing wasn't that big, but I enjoyed strolling through the stone-paved street as it gave me that slow, steady and laid-back vibe. Apart from the traditional houses, we also came across wide variety of shops such as cafes, restaurant, souvenir shops and even those renting traditional costumes. I got myself few pieces of stunning postcards from one of the shops there.
2) 20 Yuan Banknote Viewpoint
One of the main reasons that draw visitors to come over to XingPing is due to the iconic view of the breathtaking karst mountains and serene Li River which has been depicted on the back of the 20 Yuan RMB banknote. Not far away from XingPing Ancient Street, you can walk over to find the spot that sit on the respective banknote. Though we found out that there are few different spots that you get the viewpoint, we just simply find a location that is almost similar to the one on the banknote.
It's approaching noon time and that's mean it's time for lunch! Basically, we don't have any list of which restaurant must-go but then, what we know is that we must try their local Yangshou specialty dish which is Yangshou Beer Fish (Pijiu Yu 啤酒鱼). Luckily for me, and my husband too that the taste of the beer wasn't that strong because both of us don't drink at all. Besides this specialty dish, we even ordered bamboo chicken and bamboo sticky rice too.
By the way, do you know how we pick a restaurant to dine-in? My friend said if there is at least 5 person eating at a certain restaurant, it shows that food there must be nice. Hahaha...
After spending nearly 4 hours in XingPing, we then proceed to Yangshou by taking the bus. Although we had to forgo our stay in XingPing due to the flight delay, we glad that we made it to this ancient town.
XingPing Bus Station
Cantik nya Xingping ancient town tu.. Travel with kid mmg lebih seronok kan hihii :D
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