 Guilin
Guilin is one of China's most picturesque cities, with a population of 670,000, situated in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China on the west bank of the Lijiang River (also called the Li River). Its name means "forest of Sweet Osmanthus", owing to the large number of fragrant Sweet Osmanthus trees located in the city. Its scenery is reputed by many Chinese to be the "finest under heaven", or directly from Chinese: "the mountains and rivers in Guilin are the number one under the heaven."
The Li River originates in the Mao'er Mountains in Xing'an county and flows through Guilin, Yangshuo and Pingle, down into the Xi Jiang, the western tributary of Pearl River in Wuzhou, its course of 437 kilometers is flanked by green hills. Cormorant fishing is often associated with Lijiang river. Its unique hillsides was often make a comparison for their similar shape and geographical structure with Halong Bay, Vietnam.
Yangshuo Situated sixty-five kilometres southeast of Guilin, Yangshuo is a county under the jurisdiction of Guilin¡
Seven Stars Park Seven Stars Park, covering an area of more than 120 hectares (297 acres), is the largest comprehensive park with mass scenery in Guilin City¡
Elephant Trunk Hill Elephant Trunk Hill is located on the western bank of Li River Scenery. The shape of the hill is just like a huge elephant drinking water from the river with its trunk¡
The Li River The Li River cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo is the centerpiece of any trip to northeastern Guangxi Province¡
Mountain with Splendid Hues The Diecai Mountain,or¡± Mountain with Many Splendid Hues¡±, is elevated on the shore of the Lijiang River in north Guilin¡
Reed Flute Cave With its location five kilometers northwest of the downtown of Guilin, the Reed Flute Cave is a brilliant cave marked on almost all travel itineraries...
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