Rural Guilin Tour: Mugwort Rice Ball from Farm to Table Guide for other languages

Pick fresh mugwort in Guilin’s countryside, then cook traditional qingtuan with a local host. From field to farmhouse, enjoy hands-on making, steaming, and tasting this Qingming-only delicacy.
This seasonal experience begins with hotel pickup in Guilin or Yangshuo, followed by a short drive into the peaceful countryside. Around Qingming Festival, the fields are filled with fresh wild mugwort (ai grass), an essential ingredient for traditional green rice dumplings.

Walk through rural farmland with your local host and hand-pick tender ai leaves while learning about their role in local customs and seasonal food traditions. This connection to the land is the first step in creating authentic Qingming treats.

Next, visit a nearby village farmhouse to begin the hands-on cooking experience. The freshly harvested mugwort is boiled with a small amount of baking soda until soft, then blended into a fragrant green juice. You will mix glutinous rice flour and rice flour, add sugar and oil, and knead the dough with the mugwort juice until smooth and elastic.

Once the dough is ready, divide it into even portions, flatten each piece, and fill it with classic local fillings such as red bean paste or peanut-sesame. Shape the rice ball into round forms using traditional molds before steaming them over high heat for 10–15 minutes.

As the rice ball steam, the gentle aroma of mugwort fills the farmhouse. After cooling slightly, enjoy your freshly made qingtuan—soft, fragrant, and subtly sweet—before being transferred back to your hotel, bringing this Qingming-only countryside experience to a perfect close.

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