Best approached by boat from the Li River, Liugong Village (留公村 Liúgōng Cūn) is a quaint, if somewhat weatherbeaten, remnant of Qing-era China that at first glance doesn't seem to have changed much in the past century or so. Standing tall by the river, the Deyue Tower (得月楼 Déyuè Lóu) is all that remains of four famous pavilions that once marked the village.

The old lanes make for a pleasant stroll, and a village guide will gladly take you to the nearby Three Pools (三潭 Sān Tán), which are three deep ponds of different color.

Decent food, ice cream and cold beer are to be had in the rough-and-ready but entirely pleasant open-air restaurant overlooking the river and a small flotilla of rafts and houseboats.

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