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DAY 10 GUILIN/LONGSHENG/PING AN (Breakfast, Lunch) At approximately 9:00 AM be ready in the lobby of the Shangri La Hotel in preparation for your overland transfer to Longsheng. The drive takes approximately 2 ½ -3 hours. Travel 60 miles north of Guilin through the hills to Longsheng. Visit a local Yao Minority Village who have their own distinctive costumes, customs and crafts. Longsheng is situated in a densely forested area and has a population of only 160,000 people. It is surrounded by mountains. Built on the mountain slopes, the town boasts rows of tall buildings separated by banyan Trees. Close to Longsheng is the Hot Spring National Park and the Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces – incredible terraced rice fields. The rice fields are built along the slope winding from the riverside up to the mountaintop. At the Li-An Lodge, reservations for a Standard Room have been confirmed for the following 2 nights. Sitting on top of a mountain, bordering a local village and overlooking magnificent rice terraces, Li-An Lodge is an entirely wood structure implementing the Chinese traditional building technique of tongue and groove without a single nail. The lodge was created by Keren Su, a renowned photographer, painter and adventurous world traveler, who discovered this enchanted location during a photography trip in 1997. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before walking around the villages and through the terraced rice fields. Overnight: Li-An Lodge - Standard Room