小米的森林

2017-12-03 12:33:28

碛口，首先要说说古镇，碛口曾经是清代中国北方著名的贸易重镇，所以整个古镇有着明显的清代传统建筑风格，古店铺林立，均依山势而建，很有古朴的风格。碛口周围的村镇比如李家山，西湾都有着非常典型的建筑风格。古镇上比较特色的宾馆比如碛口客栈，黄河宾馆，价格都不贵，住宿却很特色。然后再说大同碛，碛， 水中沙也。黄河进入大同碛，河面急剧收缩，据说在涨水季节水势十分浩大骇人。大同碛距离碛口古镇很近，走路过去就可以了，我去的时候正是端午，水面很平静，不过清晨的光线很美丽。碛口就在黄河边，距离碛口20公里的黄河段，有处景观叫做黄河画廊，千百年来，由于黄河水的冲刷，沿岸的崖壁被雕刻成美丽的画卷。这里可以包船在黄河上欣赏沿岸石壁景观，记得好像是400一条船，大概能坐6-7个人，船在行驶中，可以要求船夫帮忙把船停在岩壁边，直接爬山岩壁近距离欣赏大自然的画卷。总体而言，碛口还是山西很值得去的景区，没有门票，吃住便宜，推荐！

DonCesar

2017-12-11 09:04:26

The town of Qikou is cute, very small but has personality. There is not much to see, except from a temple, there is people waiting to guide you once you leave the bus that want money to show you around, just keep walking or cross the bridge and walk to the right with the river on your right if you are looking for Lijianshan, or better, pay some yuans to some motorbike guy to take you there, they are not cheap, but use your skills since its a long walk.Lijiashan is perfect, so go there, is nice, walk on the way back from the mountain and enjoy the views, if you are moving by bus you will have to leave early if you plan to catch the bus connection to Pingyao.Be careful, there is no working or useful banks in Qikou, so there is no way to cash out, there is a branch there and some signs, but the walk is long and once there the ATM didnt work, since it was not one of international banks. There is obviously no ATMs in Lijiashan neither.

mkxw

2018-01-22 07:54:54

This is the Lijiashan you have been reading about. It is a 550 year old village and everyone there either has the surname Li, or is relative with one. Tucked away from the rest of China, other than occasional group of Chinese tourists dropping by for day trip, you pretty much get to enjoy it raw. It's a 5/6-hour (long-distance) bus ride from Taiyuan to Qikou and from there you can pay for a (very skilled) private taxi to drive you to the doorstep of your homestay family. We stayed with Mr Li HP 138 3583 2614, for about 50yuan per person per night, 3 meals inclusive. At the time of our stay, they were installing a western shower toilet so we are expecting things to get more convenient by the time you go. But we loved it the way it is, naturally cool room in summer, underground natural fridge for storage of drinks and vegetable, rock bed with thin mattress and traditional homemade Shaanxi noodle by the Mrs Li.

sallyf954

2018-03-22 10:46:19

One hundred years ago this town on the Yellow River in Shanxi Province was a trading post. Goods coming by river from the west had to be off loaded here because the water was too shallow for boats to pass. From Qikou, everything was loaded on to Camel trains. Now the town is being revived as a tourist destination by locals bringing the old hotels back to life. Signs along the intricate alleyways provide an insight into the past life of the town as you wind though alleys up to a temple over looking the river. We stayed in one of the large quadrangle “cave hotels” which are carved into the slope of the hills. An excellent dinner was served by the proprietor wearing his Mao army coat, in a dining room with walls covered in historical Red China posters. The beautiful lattice windows in the bedroom covered in tissue paper completed the romantic picture for me. You could spend a few days in this area, exploring nearby hillside villages. One built for the women of the wealthy merchants and a few kms away the Lijia village attracts many artists. We travelled with Beijing private tour guide, Peter Zhao iampeter518@foxmail.com, highly recommended for extended tours, however it is possible to take a local bus from Taiyuan or Xian.

dhannum

2018-03-05 19:30:38

The actual name of what everyone is talking about here is Lijiashan or Li Family Mountain. It is a small village approximately 10 kilometers downriver from Qikou Village. It can only be reached by a private car or on foot. It is well worth the visit!