Yangshuo 
The town of Fuli
The bike tour from Yangshuo to Xing Pin, and then to the town of Fuli is a classic route.
Compared to west street in Yangshuo, the old streets here are much quieter. They almost feel deserted.
Life takes an even slower pace here. Follow its rhythm, and you will soon learn to pick up the beat.
Folk art is a special genre of art that Fuli people are proud of. Among the standard paper fan souvenir that sells everywhere in Yangshuo, the best are said to come from here.
An ancient town more than 1000 years old, Fuli is also the only place in Yangshuo where genuine Nanyue dance and music is still performed during high festivals.
Nanyue originated from tribal sacrifice music more than 2000 years ago. Unlike most masked dances. In Nanyue dance, these masks are not to be worn but kept above the forehead; and the music follows the dancer's movements. It is normally performed solo or in pairs, imitating a battle between two opposing forces. Sometimes good and evil, sometimes spirits from river and earth.
A qualified Nanyue shaman is expected to be well versed in martial art first, plus music and even medicine. The 81-year-old Mr. Nipu Ren is a 24th generation Nanyue shaman who still performs and teaches the chosen disciple regularly.
For most foreigners, Yangshuo is a slice of China's small town life, but for many Chinese youngsters, the whole of Yangshuo is an "English corner", the perfect place to study English without being abroad.
If you happen to run into a group of young Chinese speaking English to each other excitedly, it's a good bet they're from one of the dozens of English language schools in town 鈥 some of which even require students to speak English only while on campus.
