On my fourth night in Guilin, after returning from the Jingjiang Princes' City, I had that chance again. Jam, his friend and I went for a walk after dinner at the park near Shan Lake and we saw the Twin Pagodas again.
But first, let me blogged about our dinner. We ate at Xi Shui Cui Yu Xuan, the same restaurant we had lunch on our first day in Guilin.
We had glass noodles.
Snails.
Can't see those snails clearly? Let me magnify for you.
I actually did not know how to eat them. Jam taught me. I think snails were common and a popular dish in Guilin!
We rounded up the dinner with fish!
Noticed all those nuts? Seemed to me that Guilin people like to put nuts in their fish and their rice noodles!
After dinner, we went for a walk at the park facing Shan Lake.
At first we wanted to visit that famous Guilin Lijiang Waterfall Hotel to watch the man-made waterfall that made it into the Guiness Book Of Records. Unfortunately, we were told that the waterfall was out of order!
So we went to the park instead and had a leisurely walk. Here, we saw the magnificent Twin Pagodas again!
The Twin Pagodas which are famous landmarks in the city of Guilin, consists of the Sun and the Moon Pagodas.
The 9-storied Sun Pagoda, which is the higher of the two, is about 41 metres tall, and is lighted in bright yellowish gold. It is said to be made of solid bronze and may well be the tallest bronze pagoda in the world.
The 7-storied Moon Pagoda, on the other hand, is about 35 metres tall, is lighted in blue and is made of wood and glazed tiles.
The Twin Pagodas are located at the centre of the lake. There is a bridge to reach the Moon Pagoda but unfortunately we did not know about that! So we did not go up that Pagoda but instead watched it from afar! How I regretted it!
I also learnt that both the pagodas are connected by an underwater tunnel! How marvellous! So the only way to reach the Sun Pagoda is via the tunnel from the Moon Pagoda. If only we knew about that!!
Oh well, no point regretting now. If I ever go Guilin again, I will definitely make it a point to visit the magnificent Twin Pagodas!
FIRST COMMENTER
morning! :D
ohh i love glass noodles! but i've never eaten snails :D
lol u wanna go Guilin again?? anyway, nice shots of the lovely twin pagodas! :)
monica, haven't eaten snails before? It's OK, I am not too fond of them!
I don't mind going Guilin again but during a different season, maybe spring or autumn! : )
Hey there, it has been a while.
Why do you guys call it Glass Noodles? In here we call it 'Pansit Bihon'. I love how greasy it is. Haha!
To me, the nuts thing seem weird. No offense but it looks like one mess of a dish to me. Haha! :)
The Twin Pagodas look so amazing! I wish I could get to see it with my own eyes someday! The lights glowing from it made it seem more enchanting.
Morning Foong, wah so early zzzz edi? Wakey wakey! :D
No snails for me please, how did it taste???
I do love dat fish though, even with the nuts on it, yum! :)
Love ur view pics too, so clear, what camera u using btw? Big-ass or small-ass? He he! :)
the first dish looks so neat.. feel like eating now.. early morning over here, no breakfast yet! yummy!
Wah! The Pagodas sure looks lovely illuminated
French also eat snails...
Not my cup of tea though...
Traditional towers with modern lightings... a bit weird I would say.
Eeeewww... I can never image to eat snails~ how the taste of the snail??
China ppl famous with nuts. Mama said nuts / soy is very important protein to them.. some low rank ppl cannot afford to eat fish they replace with nuts with high proteins n fibre
oh that fried glass noodles looks very yummy leh..
i guess they have a very nice name for this dish.. something like "ants crawling up the trees"?? haha..
oh, the snails!! i think we do have this back in KL but not very common now.. used to love it and have awful time sucking the meat from the shell, hahaha~~ :D
the twin pagodas looks so stunning with the lightings on!! wow..
so are they really twins, like our twin towers?? same height and built the same time??
wonder what's inside the twin pagodas?? restaurants, museums, shops and highest floor for you to view the panaromic scenery??
Are the snails the same as balitong?Whoa lup the sun moon pagodas..lovely shots..tQ
The snails do look like the balitong we have here. Haven't eaten them in eons! They're very nice fried with chili. The meat is chewy a bit and very sweet. Yum! The last time I had them was at the carpark along Jalan Imbi. The stall is still there.
Nice towers.
One is gold coloured and the other's silver.
I love glass noodles. Your photo reminds me that I have not eaten glass noodles for ages.
i love those pagodas it so so wonderful
noddles looks weird i wonder how it taste
i dont usually eat shell fish
but that seems to be good
happy halloween panda buddy
have a great day
The glass noodle was so shiny and looked like those Japanese fake food! LOL
Eeee! Those snails on the plate made my tummy turn! I know they taste better without shells....
I really like the twin pagoda towers! They looked so majestic at night with colours!
It is amazing that they have tunnel connected under water. Are the public allowed to go into the tunnel...?
Next year, I will tour Shanghai and those smaller villages surrounding... Wanna go?
How could I have missed this post? :p
But the glass noodles doesn't look very glassy anymore. Very blacky. ;p
How to eat those snails? Where are they? Still in the shells? :/
Guilin people are nutty. Everything must add nuts huh? :p
Huh? The waterfall was out of order? What happened? :p
These two twin pagodas are really a marvelous sight to behold. :D What? They are even connected by underwater tunnel? For what? :p
halfcrazy, hi welcome back!!
It's called glass noodles cos it looks transparent like glass?
Actually the fish with the nuts turn ed out to be pretty delicious!
Yes, love the Twin Pagodas! : )
mariuca, I don't really fancy those snails! Haha! And yes the fish was delicious. In fact, the nuts made it even more delicious!
I'm using Panasonic Lumix LX3. Definitely small-ass Haha!!
reanaclaire, thanks! Go eat your breakfast! : )
lina, yes they do! : )
khengsiong, I dun really like the snails actually. But the pagodas - they are beautiful : )
june tan, the taste of the snail is OK but I don't really fancy it.
Oh! It's true nuts are good protein sources : )
SK, I dun know the name of the dish cos my Mandarin really poor! Haha! But yes, the glass noodles were nice!
I dun really fancy the snails - and I only learnt there how to suck the meat out from the shells!
Haha! Looks like you did not read my post properly! The pagodas are of different height. Too bad I didn't get to go inside! :(
bananaz, balitong? maybe, not sure haha! Glad you like the pagodas : )
happysurfer, really the stall still there in Jln Imbi? Maybe I should go try it!
mei teng, go eat glass noodles! Yum!! : D
poorprince, thanks for loving the pagodas! : D
The glass noodles were nice! You have never eaten glass noodles before?
Happy Halloween to you too! : )
twilight, the glass noodle looks shiny? maybe it's the flash from my camera haha!!
Yes, the twin pagodas are amazing too bad I didn't get to go inside!
Next year going Shanghai? Enjoy your trip! : )
tekkaus, you have never eaten the snails before? Cannot be found in Melaka? You got to suck them out from their shells.
LOL! Guilin people very nutty? Yes, they love to eat nuts!
Don't know what happened to the waterfall - maybe it malfunctioned?
The underwater tunnel is to connect both the pagodas as there is no other way to access the Sun Pagoda.
My my my ... i wonder how's the snails tasted like.
wow, I simply love pagodas..
wow...so awesome. underwater tunnel? that's very interesting...
The Twin Pagodas are looking brilliant during the night. The environment around the pagodas is really marvelous. The served food looks too yummy.
The Twin Pagodas can rightly be described as the golden and silver pagodas. The lights are giving them a new definition. The food looks to be tasty and hence hope that you all enjoyed them.
So how you eat the snail? Use lidi?
i love glass noodle so much!
btw that is not snail la my friend. its balitung. or we simply called it siput sedut. you must suck it right? to get the meat.
but something surprised me when i ate at victoria station. they called it swedish garden snail!
lol very impressive and also relevant tha ks for it..
the twin pagodas look so beautifully illuminated at night. did you use a tripod?
i'm not fond of snails of any kind, so yucky.
Wow what a lovely picture, the twin pagodas looks so stunning, really nice pics...
Ah...snails. It had been a long time since I tasted a dish with snail. Maybe I had to request my parents to buy snails for the next time they go to the market.
The twin pagodas look definitely fabulous. I like to visit that also.
A great view at night plus a well rounded meal? What else is missing to complete such trip?
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