Explore China’s Yangshuo by bike on a cycling tour set to a silent disco soundtrack
Organised pedal through Guangxi province’s spectacular karst scenery will stir riders’ appetite for adventure
Nothing beats the simple pleasure of riding a bike, American president John F. Kennedy famously observed. Except, of course, riding one past the breathtaking karst mountain scenery and winding rivers of Yangshuo, in southern China’s Guangxi region – to the accompaniment of a disco soundtrack.
This year's festival, which takes place from May 25 to 27 and will see pedal-pushers round off a day in the saddle with live music before retiring to rustic accommodation, will also incorporate a “silent disco”, dubbed the “Disco de Wheels”, broadcasting funk, soul and ambient world music to riders through wireless headphones as they weave through villages and along waterways, cooling off with a swim and a beer along the way.
“In a nutshell, this is a weekend bike ride with musicians and DJs – as well as a silent disco on a bike – and great food, including a seasonal feast in the countryside on a farmhouse rooftop among the limestone karsts,” says Foreman. “We want to show off the countryside and all the charming, old-school, rustic aspects that can be discovered by bike.”