Quyang Lake is a giant high-land karst lake, located in the northwest of Jingxi county, Guangxi Zhuang People Autonomous Region. As the second large artificial lake in the Baise city, Quyang Lake is about 15 kilometers in length, and 1 kilometer in its widest. Its heavenly scenery and the local colorful Zhuang people culture has made it an ideal tourist site when travel to Guangxi.
Quayng lake is so huge, it approximately takes 4 or 5 hours to sail around. It is amazing to see such huge lake on such height. Crystal clear water decorated with small hills and islands, it’s a whole green world. Each hill is unique in its own manner, for me some looks like vivid animals, awaken lion, jumping fish, running rabbit, racing horse, almost like a zoo made of rocks. Everything feels so refreshing and soothing. On some small islands, you can see fishing lovers sitting there contently and enjoying their hours. Fishing in such stunning atmosphere is such a pure joy.
Along the Quyang lake stands majestic Baxing mountain with over 1000 meters above the sea level. Not only that, plenty Zhuang villages are scattered among the water and mountains. We come her at the off season so it is not jammed with tourists, which is a good thing. The sailor of our boat is a nice local guy full of hospitality. From his face and words, I can tell he’s very proud of the place where he was born and raised. He also tells us an interesting local folk story.
In old times, every March 16 in lunar calendar, there were snakes coming out during the singing festival from the Qumeng spring under the Eagle mountain. Once the snakes were out, they would turn into beautiful girls and sing love songs with the guys from the Zhuang people village. Just when those guys were completely attracted by their pretty face and lovely voice, the girls vanished into the lake. As we pass by the Rabbit Island, the sailor says there lives a 10 meters long snake. Rumor has it that it is the very snake in the story.
Sometime it takes efforts to see good things, like seeing the Quyang lake. Taking the tour bus from the downtown of Jingxi county, it needs about 20 or so kilometers mountain roads to reach the destination. To tell the truth, it is such a tiresome trip but the very moment you get off, the weariness is all gone. Smooth lake water stretch to the horizon, humid yet refreshing air, white swans and wild ducks swimming leisurely on the lake, no wonder people like to call him as the Little Heaven.
When it comes to travelling, there are many kinds. Some are only sight-seeing, some are experiencing the culture different, and some are both. No doubt Quyang lake falls into the last category. After seeing enough of the amazing views, take a tour randomly at the Zhuang people village is exciting as well.
tags: China trips and Public China Holidays
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