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Guilin
2004/06/12


Guilin is an ancient city on the shore of the mesmerizing Lijiang River in
northeastern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The serene mountains, sparkling
waters, and exotic rocks typical of he karst landmass in the Lijiang River basin
have inspired the saying:' The landscape of Guilin is unmatched under heaven."

Attractions

The Lijiang River
The 83 kilometers of the Lijiang River from Guilin to Yangshuo from an
outstanding feature of the beautiful landscape in Guilin.

Yangshuo
Yangshuo County is enhanced by beautiful natural landscape. Hence the saying,
"The landscape of Yangshuo is unmatched in Guilin."

Reed-Flute Rock
The Reed-Flute Rock is a wonderful limestone cave with a large number of
stalactites, stalagmites, stalacto-stalagmites, rocky curtains, and cave corals.

Seven-Star Park
The Seven-star Park is the largest park in Guilin.

The Mountain of Splendid Hues
The mountain consists of many layers of variously colored rocks.

Elephant-Trunk Hill
The Elephant-Trunk Hill looks very much like a giant elephant drinking water
with its trunk. It is symbol of the city of Guilin.

Lingqu Canal
The Lingqu Canal, dug in 214 B.C., is one of the three big water conservation
projects of ancient China and the oldest existing canal in the world.

Other attractions
Duxiu Peak, Nanxi Park, the Taohua River, the Giant Banyan, and the
Huashan-Lijiang National Folklore Park.




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