Guilin is a city of the Guangxi Autonomous Region, China, located on the Li River It takes its name from the osmanthus tree, which grows extensively between the river and hills.
In the more than 2000 years of the Qin Dynasty, Guilin is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Guangxi, which is the ancient capital.
The city now covers 2,000 square kilometers and has approximately 600,000 inhabitants.
An opposition march was held there in spring 1989.
Guilin is known for its landscape of thousands of small mountain shaped bumps very steep, karst landforms, characteristics of this region. This extraordinary landscape, almost supernatural for some, is popular with tourists, who use the Guilin Liangjiang International Airport, 30 km south west of the city.
Guilin was also one of the strongholds of the Chinese resistance against the Japanese.
When it comes to Guilin and its stunning karst topography, there’s good news and there’s bad news.
The good news is the beauty of this scenic city, celebrated for generations by poets and painters, more than lives up to its reputation. If you can handle the hectic traffic, most of Guilin's peaks and parks are a short bicycle ride away and Li River cruises take in some of the province’s most breathtaking scenery.
The bad news is that rapid economic growth and a booming tourist trade have made it a challenge to enjoy Guilin's charms.
This page, and all contents of this Web site are Copyright © 2009-2012 by Best Trip Destination.All rights reserved.
In the more than 2000 years of the Qin Dynasty, Guilin is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Guangxi, which is the ancient capital.
The city now covers 2,000 square kilometers and has approximately 600,000 inhabitants.
An opposition march was held there in spring 1989.
Guilin is known for its landscape of thousands of small mountain shaped bumps very steep, karst landforms, characteristics of this region. This extraordinary landscape, almost supernatural for some, is popular with tourists, who use the Guilin Liangjiang International Airport, 30 km south west of the city.
Guilin was also one of the strongholds of the Chinese resistance against the Japanese.
When it comes to Guilin and its stunning karst topography, there’s good news and there’s bad news.
The good news is the beauty of this scenic city, celebrated for generations by poets and painters, more than lives up to its reputation. If you can handle the hectic traffic, most of Guilin's peaks and parks are a short bicycle ride away and Li River cruises take in some of the province’s most breathtaking scenery.
The bad news is that rapid economic growth and a booming tourist trade have made it a challenge to enjoy Guilin's charms.
This page, and all contents of this Web site are Copyright © 2009-2012 by Best Trip Destination.All rights reserved.
