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It is famous for the thousand-year-old banyan tree that grows here. It looks like a giant umbrella from a distance and is an important part of the Lijiang Scenic Area.
The big banyan tree is about 17 meters high and is about 1,500 years old. Its roots are intertwined and the tree forms a forest, rising from the ground like a huge mushroom cloud.
What made her famous was that Sanjie Liu threw a love ball to Brother Niu under the tree. The movie "Sanjie Liu" was filmed here.
The Jinbao River flows slowly in front of the ancient banyan tree. The river is blocked by a dam. When the tide is high, the water rolls over the dam. When the tide is low, you can run up and play in the water.
Attractions Location: National Highway 321, Yangshuo County, Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Tickets: RMB 26
Opening hours:
08:00-17:30 (Monday to Sunday, January 1st to December 31st)
Transportation:
Take Yulong River Line A and get off at Gongnongqiao Comprehensive Wharf (bus stop). It is within walking distance.
Time reference: 1-3 hours
This short trip is ideal for visitors already in Yangshuo who want to immerse themselves in the town’s rural charm and explore the iconic Big Banyan Tree, a 1,400-year-old natural landmark.
Accommodation/Food: Stay in Yangshuo West Street or Gaotian countryside inns. Try local dishes like beer fish, Guilin rice noodles, and stuffed tofu.
Souvenirs: Wood carvings, Banyan-themed postcards, local embroidery, painted bamboo fans.
This trip blends nature and culture. Enjoy both scenic countryside and Yangshuo’s vibrant old town nightlife.
Accommodation/Food: Stay in a riverside guesthouse. Dine at West Street cafés for western fusion or try braised river snails and lotus root soup.
Souvenirs: Big Banyan Tree: stone pendants, wood carvings Yulong River: bamboo crafts, hand-woven baskets West Street: silk scarves, handmade jewelry
Experience all of Yangshuo’s natural beauty, including the famous Li River cruise and mountain views from Xianggong Hill.
Accommodation/Food: Stay 1 night near Li River/Xingping, then 2 nights in Yangshuo. Sample grilled river fish, fried taro balls, and osmanthus cakes.
Souvenirs: Xianggong Hill: landscape photo prints Xingping: calligraphy scrolls, hand-carved stamps
After immersing in Yangshuo’s countryside, head to Guilin to visit famous attractions like Elephant Trunk Hill and Reed Flute Cave.
Accommodation/Food: Stay in Guilin city center. Enjoy Guilin rice noodles, sweet Osmanthus wine, and Guilin-style tofu skin rolls.
Souvenirs: Reed Flute Cave: crystal ornaments Elephant Trunk Hill: elephant figurines, jade jewelry Guilin: osmanthus tea, chili sauce
End your journey with a visit to Longji Rice Terraces for panoramic hiking and ethnic culture.
Accommodation/Food: Stay in wooden hillside guesthouses in Ping’an. Taste bamboo sticky rice, wild mushrooms, and local smoked bacon.
Souvenirs: Longji: silver jewelry, mountain-grown tea, Yao brocade
This expanded itinerary adds the breathtaking Detian Waterfall, one of Asia’s largest transnational falls, at the China–Vietnam border.
Accommodation/Food: Stay near Detian Scenic Area. Try Vietnamese spring rolls, river fish, and banana-leaf rice.
Souvenirs: Detian: border snacks, handmade wooden trinkets, Vietnamese balm
This weeklong itinerary gives you the best of Guangxi: karst rivers, ancient towns, rice terraces, waterfalls, and cultural towns — a perfect loop for nature and culture lovers.
Accommodation/Food: Comfortable mix of eco-hotels, guesthouses, and business hotels across Yangshuo, Guilin, Ping’an, Nanning. Diverse food: Zhuang, Cantonese, and fusion cuisines.
Souvenirs: Every destination has unique options: - Yangshuo: bamboo and fan art - Guilin: osmanthus snacks, landscape souvenirs - Longji: ethnic handicrafts - Detian: cross-border products, wooden toys
The entrance fee is 15 yuan per person and 5 yuan per person. I think it is not worth it. There is only a big banyan tree surrounded by a fence and two lotus ponds. There is nothing else. You can walk through it in 10 minutes. The Lotus Pond Ten-mile Gallery is everywhere on the roadside. This is too much of a scam. It is such a small area and it is fenced and charged.
The ticket is 15 yuan. Children from the north have never seen a banyan tree. I brought my children here to see it. There is nothing special about the banyan tree.
What a huge banyan tree, covering a diameter of about one hundred meters, but it looks so lonely!
There is a very big banyan tree, but there is an entrance fee. If you want to see what "a single tree makes a forest", this is the best place.
When passing by on a boat, you will see lush branches and leaves, and tangled roots.
It is said that the big banyan tree is where Liu Sanjie sang songs, and there is a singing stage inside. The banyan tree is so big that it takes nearly 10 people to hug it.
There is only one big banyan tree, not very pretty. The bamboo raft inside floats for more than ten meters, I don't want to take it at all, and it costs ten yuan. I just bought a ticket to go in and use the toilet.
The center of the lake is the Duigetai, and the famous thousand-year-old banyan tree on the shore looks like a giant umbrella from a distance. It is an important part of the Lijiang Scenic Area.
There is a thousand-year-old tree here. It was the filming location for Liu Sanjie. The scenic area is just a tree, nothing else, but the tree is worth seeing.
There is only one big banyan tree, and you have to pay to enter. The tree is really big. It is said to be the filming location of the movie "Liu Sanjie".
One of Yangshuo's scenic spots, famous for "Liu Sanjie", just average.
Tickets are 15 yuan. A thousand-year-old banyan tree is worth seeing.
There are many years of history in the Two Rivers and Four Lakes Park.
Follow the Ten-Li Gallery and cross the Gongnong Bridge to the Big Banyan Tree Scenic Area. The big banyan tree, with deep roots, lush leaves and flourishing branches, is at least several hundred years old. It became famous because the movie "Liu Sanjie" was filmed here in the 1960s.
There is a separate entrance fee to the scenic area, so we didn’t go in. We just took a photo at the entrance to show our visit.
How can you know you've been ripped off if you haven't been there... The so-called big banyan tree scenic spot is just some villagers' own enclosure, the so-called bamboo raft leisure tour is just a bank less than 50 meters away, and the so-called Liu Sanjie singing stage is just a big rock. Promise me, if you come to Yangshuo, don't come to the big banyan tree scenic spot.
This is the core scenic area of Shilihualang, and there are small shops renting bicycles and electric vehicles everywhere. The surrounding area is mainly the Big Banyan Tree Scenic Area, the former residence of Liu Sanjie, the Moon Hill Scenic Area, the Butterfly Spring Scenic Area... (But what I don't understand is: Liu Sanjie is a legendary figure, where is the former residence?)
I have to complain that the Banyan Tree Scenic Area actually has two entrances, one official and one fake. I first passed the fake entrance, and I always felt something was wrong, but I couldn't put my finger on it, so I gave up and continued riding. I passed another entrance, which obviously felt official, and asked the ticket inspector why there was another entrance over there. The answer was: "It's a local tyrant, who cares?" What's even more speechless is that there is a bamboo raft at the anti-singing stage. Those who bought fake tickets can ride for free, but those who bought official tickets have to buy a boat ticket. Of course, the bamboo raft is only 50 meters away.
It's like a park inside, but worse than a park. It mainly has a big banyan tree (there's not even a basic introduction next to it) and there are bamboo rafting activities inside... This scenic spot is very boring.
The legend of the big banyan tree on Moon Hill is very touching. This tree has a history of more than 1,400 years.
There is a huge banyan tree with many ethnic minority clothes for rent. It is more beautiful to take pictures inside.
A very small park with a huge banyan tree. The visit index is average.
There is a big banyan tree in the garden, with dense roots hanging down from the tree, many of which have grown into another trunk directly inserted into the soil. Seeing such a big banyan tree, I can't help but sigh at the magical life that exists in nature.
If there was only one big banyan tree in the garden, I would have been disappointed. Fortunately, the lotus flowers in the pond also attracted my attention. In previous years, when the cicadas chirped non-stop on the trees, the first lotus I saw must be in West Lake. But this year, I saw the lotus pond in midsummer for the first time in Yangshuo. In my opinion, although it is not as majestic as the lotus flowers in West Lake, the few ducks in the small lotus pond add a lot of vitality to this pond.
The banyan tree is a big old tree that feels very ancient.
The big banyan tree in the Big Banyan Tree Scenic Area has a history of more than 1,400 years. It is the most luxuriant and huge tree I have ever seen and is worth a visit.
The big banyan tree is a very distinctive representative scenic spot of Yangshuo Shili Gallery. The mountains and waters are reflected in each other like a different world.
A fence that is neither too big nor too small will ruin the view and completely destroy the natural beauty. If you want to build one, make it bigger so that it does not affect the picture.
You need to take a bamboo raft to get to the Big Banyan Tree Scenic Area. Someone in my group has difficulty walking, so I went alone this time.
The first time I took a bamboo raft, I was a little scared because there was no shelter around me. What if I stumbled? But it was actually very stable, so I didn't have to worry at all. It was like walking on flat ground.
I really need to complain about this Banyan Tree Scenic Area. It's just a banyan tree, and there is no sign next to it, such as how old the tree is, when it was planted, and what's special about this place. It feels like a scenic spot was built just to respond to the movie "Liu Sanjie". Don't come here unless you just want to experience a 30-second bamboo raft ride.
When I went there, the lotus flowers were in full bloom, making up for the weirdness of the banyan tree.
You need a ticket, it's just a big tree.
I really think the scenic spot is just average! The legend is beautiful. That's what I think.
I used to watch the old movie "Liu Sanjie" and saw a banyan tree not far from the river bank. I thought it would be a good place for a tryst. I never thought that one day I would be under this tree. It is really a very big tree, and the tree roots are growing trees. It's a pity that in order to make it easier for tourists to see, the area around the banyan tree was reclaimed to form a park, and it is no longer a banyan tree by the water.
There is really no special feature for a group check-in attraction except the big banyan tree. This scenic spot is really appropriate, the big banyan tree scenic spot...
A very ordinary banyan tree, nothing worth seeing
The banyan tree is big enough, but the surrounding landscape management is too messy, and the local villagers have built another entrance. In short, it's a mess, haha
A small garden, the highlight is a huge banyan tree, very spectacular
This famous banyan tree is said to have been planted in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Some scenes in the movie "Liu Sanjie" were also shot here. Let's go in and take a look. It is said that a single tree cannot make a forest, but this is absolutely not true here. From a distance, the banyan tree looks like a giant green umbrella. From a close look, the roots are intertwined and the leaves are lush and cover the sky. As the stone tablet next to it says: "Banyan shades one side". The scene of Liu Sanjie throwing the embroidery ball to Brother Niu in the movie "Liu Sanjie" was filmed here. The scene under the banyan tree is used as a scene to express the emotion of "Lianlianlian, we have been friends for a hundred years. If one of us dies at the age of ninety-seven, we will wait for three years on the Naihe Bridge"...
Although it is said that a banyan tree can form a forest, it is only a forest, not a landscape! ? Because we were traveling with a tour group, we only spent almost 2 hours looking at this tree, what a waste!
#Journey Story#
According to legend, Liu Sanjie sang and threw a ball to Brother Niu.
Under this big banyan tree...
There is a big banyan tree, under which the story of Liu Sanjie is spread.
The Banyan Tree Scenic Area is on the Guilin Shili Gallery sightseeing route. There is a protected banyan tree here, which has a history of 1,500 years. Next to the banyan tree is the Jinbao River, the water is shallow and clear, we rented a bamboo raft here to have fun, and a group of people had a lot of fun. The scenic area is also the filming location of the movie "Liu Sanjie", and the former residence of Liu Sanjie is also here. It turns out that Sanjie once lived in such a pleasant green mountain and beautiful water.
It was raining when I went there, and the water looked dirty, but not dirty, just turbid. Overall, it was quite nice.
Did not enter the scenic area. You can pass by the gate of the scenic area while riding along the way. If you have time, you can choose to enter the scenic area and spend the ticket money to commemorate your visit.
The big banyan tree is generally a big tree surrounded by railings, a marriage tree, and a small ferry. On the other side is Liu Sanjie's singing stage and Liu Sanjie's former residence.
This place has a more lively atmosphere because it is indeed a small village with people living there.
The ferry is actually very close, but because the big banyan tree and the singing stage are not on the same side, so...wouldn't it be a different experience standing on the bamboo raft?
Actually, there is nothing but a super big banyan tree
There is a big banyan tree at the entrance. My friend chose a set of clothes and took a photo.
It's really not worth going. It's 20 yuan, just feed the dog.
It was quite spectacular, but we didn't take a bamboo raft to the singing stage opposite.
The big banyan tree was photographed when I was touring the two rivers and four lakes at night. The banyan tree is lush and leafy, very large and full of vitality. It is a good place to cool off in summer. Cruise tickets can be booked online in advance. Orders placed before 5 pm every day will be discounted by 30 or 40 dollars. On-site ticket booking is 210 or 220 per person (not recommended for air conditioning and night tours, because there are always people opening the windows to take pictures) or you will go to the bow to see the scenery. The overall scenery is still good. In addition, there is a short folk dance performance in the last lake, which is not long. The main reason is that the bow faces the performance venue, which reduces the viewing experience. Why not turn the stern platform towards the performance venue? Is it for safety considerations? I don't understand.
I went to this scenic spot for the story of Liu Sanjie and Aniu Ge. It's about the sentiments. The old banyan tree shows vitality, and I heard that the singing stage was built later.
A place I passed by while riding the Ten-mile Gallery. It is said that this is where Liu Sanjie and Aniu fell in love. The park is shockingly small, only about the size of ten big banyan trees. I booked the ticket at the hotel where I stayed. It is said to be cheaper, 15 yuan, but I don't know if it is really cheap. Because it is too small, if you have seen the banyan tree, it is not worth coming here because there is really no other entrance except for the banyan tree.
It is the big banyan tree that we learned about in textbooks when we were young. It is really big. If you walk around the tree, and live to be ninety-nine, and walk around the tree once, you can earn ten million... You must walk clockwise~
The big banyan tree is really big, and there is only one big banyan tree in the whole scenic area. It was the filming location of Liu Sanjie, although I have not seen the movie. It's up to you whether to go or not.
Just to see a banyan tree, don't take a boat, there is no ball on the other side, and the cost of taking a boat is more expensive than the ticket. It only takes 1 minute to get on the boat and get off!
It's just a tree, but on the diagram at the entrance of the park it looks like there's a big place to play. But after entering I realized that it's all fake. I can only see a tree. If I want to go to the Yao village opposite I have to spend another 20 yuan. When I go out and ask the waiter why there's no place on the diagram, he tells me confidently that it's the completed map and it's under construction now. All you can do is respond with "Haha".
When we were cycling around Yangshuo, we passed by the Banyan Tree Scenic Area, but we didn't go in to see it because we had to pay an entrance fee. We were stingy and felt that it was not worth paying for a banyan tree. There were so many tourists!!!
It is said that if two lovers walk hand in hand around the banyan tree, their love will last forever...
A large banyan tree with hundreds of years of history. Photography enthusiasts can go and see it. If you are just visiting, there are fewer attractions.
It's just a tree. If you weren't here for nostalgia, you might not buy a ticket to come in.
The banyan tree is really big. It took a minute to get to the big banyan tree on the opposite side of the raft. The whiskers left inside are as big as the trunk of a small banyan tree.
The ticket is 20 yuan, and there is really only a big banyan tree inside. But the tree is very big and has many branches.
It's actually a park, but there is a big banyan tree in it, which is more than 1,400 years old.
Before I knew it, I had arrived at Gongnong Bridge, where I could see boatmen packing up the bamboo rafts and transporting them back to the dock.
The route is roughly Jiuxian - Gongnong Bridge - Shili Hualang - Julongtan - Jinshuiyan - Moon Hill - South Gate of Shili Hualang Scenic Area, and then return from the South Gate of Shili Hualang Scenic Area to Butterfly Spring - Totem Ancient Road - Yangshuo Park.
Tickets are 19, a single tree forest, super spectacular, very close to the Ten-mile Gallery and Butterfly Spring
A tree gets its name, and a tree makes a forest. The park is not big.
There is really nothing there except the big banyan tree. They still charge 19 yuan for admission to the area. How petty.
The big banyan tree, also known as the thousand-year-old banyan tree and the ancient banyan tree, is 17 meters tall and 7.05 meters in circumference. Its huge crown covers an area of two acres. The main attractions of the big banyan tree scenic area include the Ancient Banyan Park, the Moon Hill Park, etc.
It is worth spending money to see it, recommended, a single tree in the forest
A thousand-year-old tree, with a circumference of more than seven meters and a height of seventeen meters, has luxuriant branches and leaves, and shades the sky. The area it covers is more than one hundred square meters. It is a famous scenic spot in Yangshuo, Guilin, and the place where Liu Sanjie and Aniu Ge fell in love in the movie "Liu Sanjie".
The scenery is average, a bit like a big park.
It's average, just a big banyan tree, no other scenery, there are local people's rafts behind to sit
It's quite interesting to see someone holding a wedding here.
There is only one big banyan tree, and the ticket price is super expensive. If it weren't for buy one get one free, I wouldn't come
The banyan tree is super big, the scenic spot is not very big, ethnic clothes
If you are not interested in this tree, you can choose not to come here. But if you want to see this 1,500-year-old banyan tree, you must spend 20 yuan to enter and walk around the tree. Maybe good luck will come to you. Transportation: The big banyan tree is located at the Gonglong Bridge of Yulong River. Walk about 1,000 meters along the Ten-Li Gallery. It should be the first attraction of the Ten-Li Gallery.
Located opposite Jianshan Temple in Yangshuo County, it is part of the Guilin Lijiang National Key Scenic Spot. The big banyan tree, also known as the thousand-year-old banyan tree and the ancient banyan tree, is 17 meters high and 7.05 meters in circumference. Its huge crown covers two acres of land. The scenic spot is world-famous for its unique karst landforms and landscapes. There is a huge banyan tree planted in the Sui Dynasty more than 1,400 years ago in the park, which is named after it. The rhythmic rice fields, the clear river, the green and moist, fresh and refreshing air are like a supreme Chinese ink landscape painting. Many scenes of the movie "Liu Sanjie" that was popular in China and Southeast Asia were shot here.