Longsheng Rice Terraces

Driving 2.5 hours from Guilin into the hills, you can walk up 500m to view the rice terraces developed over hundreds of years to make use of all surrounding ground for the hill tribes. And get fed in their villages at lunch time.

But being 34 degrees and pretty humid some prefer to avail themselves of sedans for hire and get carried around in the manner of the royals. (but as Susie found the sharp edges can be vicious when applied to the upper arm in passing)

Everything has to be carried in by foot (no road access) so the elder women end up pretty bent over. But at least now they are semi-retired selling souvenirs.

And the local women are apparently in the Guiness Book of Records as the long haired tribe given they cut their hair once at 18 and then not again (and will unravel it if paid for a photo). It is piled up atop their heads wrapped up with the length of hair retained from the up to 18 lengths.