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- "I often sent pictures of the hills of Guilin which I painted to friends back home, but few believed what they saw."
- - Fan Chengda (Chinese Song Dynasty scholar)
- 桂林山水甲天下 "Guilin’s scenery bests all others in the world."
- - popular Chinese saying
Guilin is China's most picturesque city, situated in the northeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on the west bank of the beautiful Li River.
History
190,000,000 ago, the area around present-day Guilin became land, rising from the sea.
314 BC, the city of Guilin was founded in the Qin Dynasty.
111 BC, during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Guilin was named Shi An County.
The city prospered in Tang and Song Dynasties and became the political, economic and cultural centre of Guangxi
In the Ming Dynasty, Guilin became the provincial capital.
In 1914, the capital was moved to Nanning.
In 1921, Guilin became one of the headquarters of the Northern Expeditionary Army led by Dr. Sun Yat-sen.
In 1940, the city acquired its present name.
In 1981, this ancient city was listed by the State Council as one of the four cities (the other three being Beijing, Hangzhou and Suzhou) where the protection of historical and cultural heritage as well as natural scenery should be treated as a prior project.
Neighboring Provinces
Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan and Guangdong
Physical setting
- Area: 27,809 sq km
- subtropical region
- the typical Karst formation
- Mountains: Diecai Hill, Elephant Trunk Hill, Seven-star Cave, Wave-subduing Hill, Lipu Mountain and Yaoshan Mountain
- Rivers: Li River
People
Climate
- damp monsoon climate
- warm and rainy
- plenty of sunshine and clear division of four seasons
- Average Temperature: 19C annually
Products
pharmaceutical goods, tires, machinery, fertilizers, silk, perfume, wine, tea, cinnamon, herbal medicine, Shatian Pomelo, summer orange, fructus momordicae, gingko, moon persimmon, Lipu Tara, Sanhua Alcohol, pepper sauce, fermerted bean curd, Guilin Rice Noodle, water-chestnut, grain fish and dried bean milk cream in tight rolls
Attractions
There are more than 30 noted scenic spots within the boundaries of Guilin Peak.
- the Ludi (Reed-Flute) Cave
- the Elephant Trunk Hill
- the Piled Festoon Hill
- the Crescent Hill
- the seven-star-rock cave
- the Fubo Hill
- Nanxi Hill
- the Erlang Gorge
- Huangbu (Yellow Cloth) Beach