Detian Transnational Waterfall Day Trip

Out to the border. Take the 08:30 special tourist coach from Langdong Coach Station (186 Minzu Avenue, Qingxiu · +86 771 5508 333) — the only direct service to the Detian gate. The road runs southwest through Daxin County, past the "little Guilin" karst of Mingshi pastoral scenery, the Black River and the Shadun cascade; allow about 3 hours. Entry ¥80 (day ticket + shuttle about ¥115).

The falls and the stele. Walk the boardwalk from the ticket gate: Detian Waterfall itself — two tiers, 200 m wide, with bamboo rafts nosing up to the spray; across the river you see Vietnam's Ban Gioc fall. Continue to the Number 53 boundary stele, the Qing-era marker on the border, and the viewing platform over the border market. Lunch at a simple farmhouse restaurant near Shuolong town.

Return. The special coach leaves the Detian gate at 15:30 sharp — if you miss it you will need to backtrack via Daxin County bus, which is slow. Back in Nanning by early evening. With an extra day, sleep in Shuolong or Daxin and add the Mingshi pastoral bike loop the next morning.