We reached the Guilin Bus Terminal at about 9.30am to board a bus to Daxu. Here we were approached by a local guide who tried to convince us that there was nothing much to see in Daxu and recommended other destinations instead.
As I was not fluent in Mandarin, I let Jam did all the talking. Luckily, he was adamant about going to Daxu and was not influenced by the guide.
While walking towards our bus, we came across this young lady squatting at the sidewalk.
There were writings on the paper in front of her requesting for donation of 6 yuan for bus fare. I was like, what?! Did she really need to beg for money for a ride home?
I could not believe my eyes when Jam's kind-hearted friend actually gave her 6 yuan but guess what? After taking the money, she continued to squat there! Now if that's not a scam, I don't know what is!
Anyway, we boarded our bus and arrived at Daxu about an hour later. We were dropped off at Daxu new town area and had to walk about 5 minutes to reach the ancient town.
It was quite a sight to see ancient buildings with their unique architectural designs lining up both side of the street.
Look at these unique carvings at the rooftop! I was thrilled to see them!
There were also many stalls selling handicrafts, food and souvenirs.
I did not buy anything here.
Except for some beautiful Chinese paintings from this shop!
This is one of the paintings I bought for 10 yuan straight from the artist himself! Nice?
If not mistaken, I have passed this painting to one of the winners of a contest I organized last year!
Now what did they have here? Chicken eggs and quail eggs?
No I did not buy any of those eggs! Haha!
There is a temple in this ancient town called Longevity Temple. Can you see the dragon carvings on the two red pillars? Oops! Could not really capture the whole dragon on the right pillar!
While we were there, a group of Japanese tourists were also there admiring the temple!
Hmmm, these ancient buildings look better in sepia right? See the strange looking vehicle below? I don't even know what you call it!
They like to hang red lanterns outside the buildings.
Rows and rows of red lanterns lining the street outside each house.
Coming up in Part 2 : Stepping on the famous Longevity Bridge and How I was scolded by an old lady!
FIRST COMMENTER
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Woooooo hooooo chop! :D
Def that beggar was scamming ppl... but I guess this is normal in this area...or even here sometimes right? :(
Love those souvenirs, so many to choose from! :)
now back to Guilin? :D abt that young lady, hmm that must be a scam!
I like the sepia pics too, looks very zaman dulu! :)
Nice picture here. I agree with Marzie that must have been a scammer.
Huhu... its so interesting to be there...
One day, I'll travel around China... This is my ambition
eh how come back to Guilin ??? lol! anyway nice la! i mean those eggs! :P
ahh i remember dat paints! hehhe. how come u didnt bought anything at there?? look nice ahh. :)
aiya u shud take proper picture of the dragons la! its unique! :D
woooo.. u get scolded?? wahahaha sounds interesting la!! cant wait for ur next post then! :P
nice and cheap painting!!!!!!! but why guilin again???
How did you bring back the painting? (I always wonder those that bought paintings from oversea)
Do you roll it and keep in a long cylinder tube?
What? Suddenly from cambodia we have to go back to Guilin? :p
So today you are going to bring us to Daxu town lar? :D
Yeah! Thank goodness huh! Some of them just wanna bring you to other places so that they can earn money.
Aiyoh....buat malu only. She is well dressed...but then no money? Must be a scam. This happens everywhere. What a shame!
Jam is really kind hearted. If I were Jam. I would have kicked her. :/
Yeah! Some of the buildings look just like the ones in TVB drama. LOL :D
Hmm...there are crafts made from ivory right? :D Everything looks kinda exquisite...but...well...better not waste money right?
The painting is really, really gorgeous. :D A masterpiece. I thing it has a very soothing effect on the viewers
Har? That is how they cook eggs? An d then they expect us to eat right away? :p Yerr...not so hygiene right?
2 dragons trying to get the dragon ball right? It looks quite old. :D I mean both of the dragons look faded.
Indeed bro. Sephia really give the pictures more depth and details. :D Look very pro o.
Yeah! What was that vehicle? Trishaw? :p
Red lanterns mean good luck mah. My house also hang red lanterns. :)
Haha :D Ouh...you were scolded by an old ah ma. :p
I thought you were writing on Cambodia. Suddenly you bring us back to China!
Love the photos.
Some of it like photos of 1930s China. :)
Wow, I like the chinese brush paintings~ Lovely pictures, panda^^
If not mistaken Bananaz saw this too, a lovely authentic art piece from the artist himself all the way from the ancient town of Daxu in Guilin..looks very very familiar huh..
Daxu painting
Think you should also squat at the bus station with a sign saying all you need is another 6yuan to fly back to Malaysia..an another 6 yuan will never end.. hehe
Love the rooftop craving & the two dragons on the red pillars also love the two 'solid' doors with the ring knockers..tQ Xiexie
The last pix would be a good place for those swordsman or kungfu movie nice row of lanterns..
love the handicrafts n the paintings!
the girl is obviously a beggar lah!
who is the half naked guy? hahahah ;p
I think there is half develop fetus inside the egg.
It looks like in a Kungfu Movie! Haha. I can imagine one's jumping from one rooftop to another. Hehe
Enjoy your Weekend Mr. Panda!
This town looks so calm and nice. The painting is very pretty!
why did she scold u
Olla.. eh! when was all these?
I like the red lanterns. They bring out the colours of the place and make the place looks more lively.
Owh! you were being scolded by an old lady? Sounds interesting (not on the part you were being scolded but more of wanting to know why?"
The painting is awesome. Looks serene
Love the things on that souvenier stall. I think i can spend time there looking at all those small2 items. hehehe
hey, nice to go backpacking with you, foong.. u can really go into so many places..
Got scolding by the locals?? sigh.. that is normal one.. we tourists sure experience that at least once in our lifetime.. hahaha...
mariuca, congrats you are FC! That girl does not look like a beggar to me, but she's definitely cheating people! : )
monica, haha yes must finish all my China posts before proceeding to Cambodia posts! Yes, it's a scam alrite!
bill, thanks! Yes it's a scam most definitely!
cikgu nizam, your ambition to travel China? Wish you can fulfill your ambition! Good luck! : )
caroline, yeah gotta finish all my Guilin posts first! I didn't buy anything there cos I was thinking of buying souvenirs at the Guilin Night Market instead.
fufu, I have yet to finish all my Guilin posts, so gotta finish them before proceeding with Cambodia trip posts : )
che-cheh, actually the painting is not very large. The artist just wrapped it in newspaper for me and I placed it nicely in my travel luggage back at the hotel.
tekkaus, haha everyone is asking me the same question so yes, I have to finish all my China posts first before blogging about my Cambodia trip.
It was not Jam who gave the girl the money but his friend : )
Yes, I love that painting too! That's why I bought it!
Yeah, the temple looked old. It's after all in Daxu Ancient Town.
khengsiong, yes I have decided to complete my China posts first! : )
lina, yes I think the sepia effect really good for the old ancient buildings! : )
erika toh, yes me too! : )
bananaz, haha! Are you the one who won the painting from me?
wenn, yes me too! : )
ken, she's more like a conwoman than a beggar.Haha!
manglish, haha! Definitely the half naked guy is not me! : D
kelvin, what?!!
bluecrystaldude, good imagination! Haha! Enjoy your weekend too! : )
irenelim, yes it's a quiet town and yeah I love the painting!: )
bengbeng, you will know why in my next post! : )
incik restnrileks, this was last year around July/August. Can you believe I took one year to blog about this? Haha!
Love the painting too! : )
reanaclaire, why? You also got scolded during your travels? : )
The painting so cheap!!!
Sigh! Those people cheating people's money. My dad met this one arm little boy (about 10 y.o) when he traveled to Thailand years ago. He was there begging for money. Pity him, dad gave him some money and later he saw this boy at a corner counting his money with both arms ! He hid one of his arm inside his giant T shirt.
Hmm...got scolded....poor you but am interested to know what happen.
OMGoodness! You're only at day 2. LOL!
The place looks neat and clean even though ancient. That must have been a big temple with high ceiling too. No visitor allowed inside(?) as there's no picture.
That souvenir row sure looks interesting - great for browsing and trinket-picking. It's great to be able to buy a piece of art from the artist himself. I was told that paintings from a pile are sometimes from some (children) art schools where pupils churn out the pieces (for sale).
Btw, injecting your recent travels with China posts seems like a great idea. That way, we get new contents (sort of) and you get to finish your old travels. Two birds, eh? Thanks for sharing, Foong. Great effort. Happy Monday!
it's ilke walking back in time through those alleys. the sepia effect makes it feel even more ancient.
When i was in some outskirt part of China (couldn't remember where) william n i were about to board a bus when he was pulled down by a beggar, a disable beggar. pulled and tugged and refused to let go until william gave him some coins.. gosh! scary i tell u! beggars are everywhere there..
that vehicle looks like tut tut
You should visit Wuzhen - water village (Shanghai trip), beautiful scenery, truly transported us back to 100 years ago. I do not have the photos as my hubby accidentally deleted all :(
love the ornate rooftop.
Unique piece of carvings.Really loved all the photos,the temples, Chinese paintings,everything was awesome...
happysurfer, do not be alarmed! Although it's only Day 2 I have blogged most of other days out of that 10 days already : )
We did not go into the temple. I think it was locked or something.
Haha, I think I will finish all my China posts before proceeding with my Cambodia posts, but then again, I may change my mind. We shall see : )
lechua, glad you like the sepia effect : )
merryn, how unfortunate! Haha! But I didn't really encounter any beggars in Guilin.
ghosty nana, do you mean tuk tuk? : )
iriene, this Wu Zhen village is in Shanghai? I have not visited Shanghai before!
life ramblings, I love it too! : )
carol, thanks for dropping by! You should go on a trip to Guilin! : )
Thanks for the post. The photos are really very nice specially the Longevity temple and the dragon carvings on them They are quite unique.
wah, you've been dragging with the china post, still somemore want to split into parts for a single town!! SALUTE
anyway, i like that painting, and also that two photos you made with retro feel.. nice..
i remember that painting foong and i made a chinese/japanese themed ink render which i have been meaning to scan to post but it's been ages and i still haven't done it
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