The town of Xingping is on the east bank of the Li River. It is 63 kilometers from Guilin and 27 kilometers from Yangshuo. Xingping is well-known for its still waters and beautiful mountains.
Xingping is the oldest town in Yangshuo. It was set up in 265 and it was Xiping County in the past. It was the center of Yangshuo County until Yangshuo Town was set up in 590. It is the most important town beside the Li River for over 1, 700 years. The scenery from Yangdi to Xingping is the most beautiful part of Li River. In 1974, after one of the marshals of our country, Ye Jianying, visited Li River, he wrote a poem. It says "Xingping ranks first in Li River."
This town has many landmarks (地标) such as Mural Hill, Snail Hill, Lotus Crag, and Fishing Village. You can enjoy these sceneries from the Li River cruise (巡航). You can walk up to Yangdi Town along the river from here (around 5 hours).
If you are interested in hiking, you can take hours' walk to Yangdi or boat across the river and walk to the Stone City. Tengjiao Temple is there.