The Dreamy Family Getaway: 2 Days in Mingshi Rural, Daxin with Your Mini CEO 👧🏻🌿
by Little Voyager the Waddle Walker
Oct 24, 2025
"Who says a fairyland has to be in Guilin? This hidden countryside in Guangxi is more healing than any filter! 🌾 Just over 200 for 2 days and 1 night, I found the 'spiritual remedy' for hardworking people!"
🌟 Practical Guide
1️⃣ 【Why Choose Ming Shi Tian Yuan?】
✅ Best Value for Money: Free admission! So cheap it’s laughable, you can go bamboo rafting for the price of a milk tea!
✅ Karst Landscape Highlights: Rice fields, peaks, clear water—every snap looks like a scene from the fantasy drama 'The Journey of Flower'! 🎬
✅ Fewer Crowds, More Beauty: Avoid Guilin’s crowds and enjoy the whole countryside all to yourself~
2️⃣ 【Must-Do Experiences】
🚣♀️ Ming Shi Bamboo Rafting (50 RMB/person)
▪️ Highlight: The boatman sings mountain songs! Floating through a landscape painting, the water reflects the karst peaks—so beautiful words fail me!
▪️ Tips: The light is best at 4 PM, remember to wear Hanfu or light-colored dresses for stunning photos in minutes!
🌾 Rice Field Cycling (Free!)
▪️ Route: Rent a bike at the visitor center (20 RMB/day), ride along the paths between fields, the breeze carries the scent of rice waves—intoxicating~
▪️ Hidden Spot: Navigate to "Ming Shi Tian Yuan Viewing Platform" for a panoramic view that looks just like the Windows desktop!
🏡 Zhuang Ethnic Minority Homestay Experience (Starting at 100 RMB/night)
▪️ Recommendation: Stay in a local Zhuang stilt house, open your window to the mountains, and join the bonfire party at night! 🔥
▪️ Money-saving Tip: Bargain down to 80 RMB in the off-season, and the owner might even give you homemade rice wine~
3️⃣ 【Foodie Radar】
🍜 Must-Try List:
▪️ Roast Suckling Pig (40 RMB/person): Crispy skin and tender meat, perfect with plum sauce!
▪️ Five-Color Glutinous Rice (10 RMB): Zhuang specialty, naturally dyed with plants, super photogenic!
▪️ Stuffed Field Snails (25 RMB): Snail meat mixed with minced pork stuffed back into the shell, so fresh you’ll lick your fingers!
4️⃣ 【Avoid Pitfalls】
❌ Don’t believe you “must join a tour”! Independent travel is totally fine, the signs in the scenic area are very clear.
❌ Don’t choose noon for bamboo rafting! You’ll get sunburned and regret it, early morning or evening is the golden time.
✅ Hidden Perk: Buy seasonal fruit from villagers (passion fruit 5 RMB/jin), half the price of the scenic area!
📸 【Photo Tips】
✨ Sunrise Spot: Ming Shi Bridge, full of morning mist and cooking smoke atmosphere!
✨ Couples Must-Photo: Holding hands walking on the rice field boardwalk, back shots sweeter than any idol drama!
🎯 “Friends, what’s your dream countryside like? Feel free to leave a comment below”
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