من قويلين: رحلة خاصة إلى مصاطب لونغجي مع غداء في القرية

Looking back, by dinner we were still comparing notes about the Longji rice terraces. That is usually how I judge whether a tour was worth doing.

The unglamorous part: pickup, tickets and the order of stops were handled without fuss. That sounds ordinary, but it is exactly what you want on a full sightseeing day. I would rather keep the pause at the Longji rice terraces than add another stop.

One thing I learned: the day ran a little longer once traffic was included. I was tired at the end, but not sorry we stayed for the Longji rice terraces. My only advice is not to shorten the time at the Longji rice terraces.

I liked this more a day later, when I looked back through my photos and realised how different Guilin and the Longji rice terraces had felt.