Guilin Nightlife is wonderful. Nightlife in Guilin is as attractive as its natural beauty. From modern nightclubs, romantic night cruise to folk customs center on the Li River, and walking to colorful night-markets, travelers can enjoy or relax themselves thoroughly.
Must-see shows in Guilin
1. Impression of Liu Sanjie: This is a performance like you have never seen or experienced before! It is China’s largest outdoor performance in Yangshuo Country with Li River as a natural stage and 12 mountains as background. An water area of 2kms along Li River and 12 peaks as stage setting, together with boundless sky, the theatre with mountains and rivers is the largest natural theatre in the world. Although you do not who is Liu Sanjie, and could not understand what the actors sing, every classical picuture will feast your eye. You will see hundreds of bamboo rafts float on the liquid water, candle lights sparkle with the moon and stars, thousands of people dressed in Chinese minority ethnic costumes humming a folk song, which will be a really fantastic experience that you can not forget all your life! The performance called Folk Song festival of Sanjie and beautiful Li River is held in the Natural Theatre, Yangshuo and directed by the distinguished director Zhang Yimou.
2. Guilin "Shanshui Jian" Show: The performance of Guilin Mountains and Rivers, also called "Shanshui Jian" , is a large-scale Guilin style song and dance show that combines ornamental and artistic elements. A professional male lead art troupe will bring you a magnificent and stunning panoramic theater viewing experience. "Shanshui Jian" is set against the backdrop of colorful mountains and unique ethnic minority cultures, narrating the poetic rural life on the banks of the Li River and at the foot of Elephant Trunk Hill. It presents the charming southern style and the harmonious coexistence between people and nature in multiple dimensions and directions. "Guilin Shanshui Jian" consists of four chapters: the green mountains, the beautiful waters, the wonder of caves, and the beauty of rocks.
3. Dreamy Li River: Also known as Dreamlike Li River, is not only one of the famous performances in Guilin but also the first landscape performance in Asia, using a combination of ballet and acrobatics. It is the first of its kind in Asia and features a super large panoramic stage with a 1:1 ratio to the audience and a special lifting stage. It consists of four parts: "Landscape Cultivation," "Life and Eternity," "Underwater Wonders," and "Oriental Charm," taking the audience into a colorful fairy tale world. High difficulty acrobatic performances such as "rolling lights," "kicking people," and "drilling circles.
Night Streets in Guilin
The night streets of Guilin are brightly lit, with various foods and drinks filling the streets. Tourists who come here either walk and watch, or eat while watching. These places are the night markets of Guilin at night.
1. Yongning Night Market (Bali Street)： This night market has two streets, one dedicated to selling delicious food, and the other with many fruit and pastry stalls. Horseshoe cake is one of Guilin's specialties, sold very cheaply here, only 1 yuan each. There are also taro cakes, fragrant braised dishes, grilled oysters, corn sauce, etc. Strolling around here, you will smell the creamy aroma of the streets.
2. Guilin Golden Street (High tech Wanda): This can only be considered as a snack stall set up at night. There are not many stalls on the entire Golden Street, but the variety is still relatively rich, and they will probably close around 22:30 along with the mall.
3. Yangshuo West Street: In the evening, Yangshuo West Street is even more bustling! Here, you can feel a strong cultural atmosphere and enjoy delicious food. When visitors enter the bar street, they only feel the lights are shining and the crowd is boiling. When they come to the food street, they find that there are a wide range of snacks with rich tastes, which can meet all your expectations for food! Then go to the shopping street, where there are many well-known international brands, and there are China-Chic products with unique domestic characteristics for you to choose from.
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