Hot air ballooning in Guangxi, China
An exhilarating balloon trip in Yangshuo mountains
Riding In A Hot Air Balloon In Yangshuo, China!
My first time veré in a hot air balloon....and I loved it!
Yangshuo China Hot Air Ballons
Yangshuo China. View of hot air balloons landing from the Yangshuo Mountain Retreat, located on the Yulong river.
Hot air ballooning in Yangshuo, China
A video of us taking off in a hot air balloon in Yangshuo, China. The scenery was incredible, but soon after we took off the balloon developed a hole in its canopy (no joke!). It was a white-knuckle ride, but we made it back and here's a quick clip of the experience.
Balloon Ride and Cave Exploration in Yangshuo, China
An excerpt from our vacation video. We took a hot air balloon ride over the town of Yangshuo (not too far from Guilin), and then explored the Silver Cave. Beautiful country - beautiful people!
Hot Air Balloon in Yangshuo, China (part 1)
Hot Air Balloon in Yangshuo, China (part 1)
Hot Air Balloon Ride in Yangshuo, China
Words cannot do justice to the spectacular beauty of the mountains and scenery in Yangshuo, which stretched as far as the eye can see.
Hot Air Balloon in Yangshuo, China (part 2)
Hot Air Balloon in Yangshuo, China (part 2)
China (pt 4) - Yangshuo
Part 4 of our China trip: Yangshuo with its beautiful Karst mountains (balloon trip!), green surroundings and beautiful outdoor Liu Sanjie show.
Hot air ballooning in Yangshuo
Hot air balloon ride over Yangshuo (China) and the strikingly beautiful karst limestone peaks near the Li River
YangShuo
Views of Yangshuo in Guangxi autonomous region of China...
boat on the Li River...
hot-air balloon above the karst mountains...
filmed in 2009
kevontour: Ballooning over Yangshuo
Hot air balloon trip over beautiful Yangshuo. Thanks Bill and Kathy from Light Travels in Yangshuo! For photo's go to:
2004 08, China, Guilin, Yangshuo, Flying in a balloon
2004 08, China, Guilin, Yangshuo, Flying in a balloon
CHINA: BEIJING: 3rd INTERNATIONAL HOT-AIR BALLOON CONTEST BEGINS
Mandarin/Eng/Nat
15 Hot-Air Balloon teams from around the world are hoping the weather will allow them to race across China's Great Wall today (Tuesday).
China's third international hot-air balloon contest got underway on Sunday, with weather so far keeping the contestants from the special aerial view some say they have waited a lifetime to see.
The teams and their balloons -- including one Swedish entry shaped like a giant newspaper -- gathered Sunday outside Beijing to test the air and prepare for the big event.
15 hot-air balloon teams from China, the United States, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and Korea have come for this year's contest.
Chinese teams are relative newcomers to the international balloon circuit, having only started flying in 1983.
Now China's burgeoning economy provides more opportunities for Chinese balloonists to find sponsorship from wealthy localities or companies -- and the popularity of the sport is growing.
For most balloonists the thrill of the sport comes not only from the competition but from the views they see along the way.
And for scenery it would be hard to beat the prospect of flying over China's vast and ancient Great Wall.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
I've been looking forward to flying over the Great Wall of China since I first came here back in 1989. It's absolutely a lifetime goal and it looks like we're getting very close to doing it. So we're really excited about it.
SUPERCAPTION: Scott Lorenz, Sun Pirate, American balloon team
The first attempt was scheduled for Monday but cloudy weather has restricted the teams to more limited flight plans.
Despite the delay the Chinese organiser said this was a time for the contestants to cross both boundaries and cultures.
SOUNDBITE(In Mandarin)
Our hot-air balloon contest, like other sports events, should have no frontiers. All the contestants are having very sincere and friendly exchanges between each other.
SUPERCAPTION: LIU Liancheng, Director of Chinese Hot-air Balloon Association
Sunday's test provided a chance to test the air and get a glimpse of the local scenery.
Unfortunately for this Chinese balloonist, the scenery got a bit too close.
Most of the locals were only too glad the balloonists had to head in their direction and not towards the Great Wall.
Area residents turned out in numbers to greet foreigners who were literally dropping from the sky.
UPSOUND:
American balloonist with Chinese children: From the U-S, from the U-S, 'Ameri-guo' (a mispronunciation of U-S in Chinese which is mei-guo)
The competition continues through Thursday, with the Great Wall flight scheduled as soon as weather allows.
Whether there will be many spectators left remains to be seen.
While initially intriguing these aircraft became suddenly frightening with a short pull on the balloons flame-jet.
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China - Guilin - Guangxi
Guilin region - some of China's most spectacular scenery (October 2008). Boating on the Li River, hot air balloon over karst limestone landscape, lesson in village school, cycling in the countryside, hiking in the Longsheng rice terraces.
Independent travel with local guides - organised using the internet.
Yangshuo Balloon Ride
A ride in a hot air balloon between the Yangshuo mountains
Yangshuo hot air balloon IV
Hot air balloon ride
Fast Train from Shenzhen to Yangshuo | China
No trip is perfect, right? Ours started out less than stellar when we realized neither one of us had our wallets right before boarding our train to Yangshuo. (I lost mine the week before and Jo Ann forgot hers) BIG OOPS! Watch and find out how it turned out for us!
Our Hotel in Yangshuo:
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Swimming in Yangshuo, China
Swimming in Yangshuo, China
The Yangshuo Hot air balloon sunrise tour
The Yangshuo Hot air balloon sunrise tour, pick up at Yangshuo hotel at 5:30am.