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Intoxicated with mountains and rivers

(Beijing Today) Updated: 2014-10-13 19:03

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Accommodation

Guilin Lijiang Waterfall Hotel (Five-star)
Where: No. 1, Shanhubei Road, Guilin
Tel: 0773-282 2881, 282 3050

Guilin Boli Business Hotel (Four-star)
Where: No. 2, Jiefangdong Road, Guilin
Tel: 0773-581 5499, 581 5799

Guilin Tailian Hotel (Three-star)
Where: No. 12, Zhongshanzhong Road, Guilin
Tel: 0773-2892888

Intoxicated with mountains and rivers
A local hotel

Food

Guilin mifen (Guilin rice noodles)

The most famous food in Guilin. It is made by grinding top quality rice into powder, then making the powder into liquid. When the liquid congeals, it is made into a paste. This paste is then made into rice noodles. Rice noodles are white, soft and smooth. People make rice noodles of different flavors with different seasonings. There are beef rice noodles, horsemeat rice noodles, rice noodles with vinegary and spicy flavors and more.

Lotus leaf duck

The ducks are wrapped with lotus leaves. The taste is fresh and fragrant. Different kinds of stuffing are put inside the ducks.

Nun vegetarian noodles

The key factor that makes the nun vegetarian noodles delicious is the soup. The soup is made with soybean sprout, mushrooms, winter bamboo shoots and so on. The soup is of a gold color, tasting fragrant and sweet. Noodles are served with the soup, together with vegetarian seasoning.