Monday was another early morning – we woke up at 6:00 in order to catch a bus and raft down Li River. We rode in bamboo rafts down the river spotting water buffalo, wild horses, and ugly white frogs along the way. Being so early in the morning and on the river, it was FREEZING! Eventually we made it across the Li River and took another bus to Yangshou. Since it was National Holiday, everything was a lot busier and more crowded than normal. We weren’t able to get seats on the next bus, but considering how lucky we had been up until this point none of us had any room to complain. Once we made it to Yangshou we walked to Showbiz Inn (our new hostel) and rested for a while before heading out! We booked a cooking class upon arrival for later in the evening giving us the rest of the afternoon to explore the area.
The cooking class was so much fun! We each made 3 yummy dishes! I made green beans with ginger and garlic, braised tofu with veggies, and local beer fish! The green beans were by far my favorite but the fish was also very yummy! Some of the others made Gong Bao Chicken, and Braised Beef which I was told was good as well! At the end of the class we were each given our recipe cards to take home and make again!
After cooking class we went back to Showbiz and had a few drinks on the rooftop bar! We met tons of cool people teaching or working in other parts of China and I even ran into a couple people from high school! Such a small world! All in all we had a great first day/night in Yanghou!
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