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Yulong River(Meeting Dragon River)

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The Yulong River originates within the boundary of Lingui county with a length of 42.5km. Sceneries between the Yulong Bridge and Qinger ferry crossing is the most charming. The scenic attractions include Rhinoceros Pool, shuier scenery, the Five-finger Hill, and many others.

A legend goes that a dragon from the East Sea traveled here and was attracted by the beautiful scenery and stayed. At first, he just came out at night to enjoy the beautiful but later, he couldn't help coming out in the daytime. So he was seen by the villagers. So the river was renamed Meeting Dragon River. Two ancient bridges over the river are especially attractive: Yulong ( Meeting Dragon Bridge) and Hefuli Bridge.  Yulong bridge is grander than the Hefuli Bridge. it's a one-arch bridge. There are 28 big or small bridges over the river, the waterwheel, villages in the Banyan, old fishers, and children make picturesque scenery.

Edition HistoryEditLocation:

In yangshuo

Edition HistoryEditTicket Price:

150-240yuan for a bamboo raft, each raft can seat 2 persons.

Edition HistoryEdit Opening Time:
All the day

Edition HistoryEdit How to get there:

The best way is to rent a bike in Yangshuo and cycle along the river to take in the pleasant countryside scenery.

Edition HistoryEdit Tips:

 Rafting route: Fuli Bridge- Gold Dragon Bridge- Qifeng Hill- Tianzuo Village- Yulong Bridge- Stone Dragon Villa- Eight Immortal Cave- Twin Lion - Lover Hill- Guiyi Ancient Town- Xiangui Bridge- Mushroom Hill- Bajie watching Moon- Chaoyang Ferry-tortoise race- flying red flag-Waterwheel Villa- Frog Jumping Over the River- Five Finger Hill- Camel crossing the River- the Moon Hill-Huge Flying Ra-Pan House-Gonglong Brigee. 
Hiking along the river  takes about 4.5 hours  
Food: there are many restaurants along the river. The price is cheap mainly serving local vegetables and tea eggs and fruits .