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"I have visited more than 80 countries and over 100 cities. I have found that no city can surpass the beauty of Guilin. Guilin is really a bright pearl in China."- by former U.S. President Richard Nixon.

Guilin is famous for its most relaxing Li River cruise, extraordinary minority villages , terraced rice fields and limestone karst mountains, there are many complete karst (Limestone sites), which are of high scientific value and tourist value.

Guilin 's reputation as one of the worlds most a beautiful places has become established over hundreds of years and ranks second on China list of the 10 best tourist destinations.

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Ten Reasons Why Travel to Guilin

  • Guilin has the most typical karst topography in the world, with verdant hills, limpid waters, mysterious caves and grotesque rocks.
  • Take the Li River Cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo and enjoy the fresh feeling of walking in a Chinese ink landscape painting .The landscape is decorated with startling hills, steep cliffs, fantastic caves and farming villages, and is lined with bamboo.
  • Pedal lazily through the rice paddies, fruit orchards, tranquil villages and extraordinary karst peaks of Yangshuo .
  • Simply relax yourself in one of the bars or cafes at the nationally renowned Yangshuo West Street to enjoy the peaceful atmosphere .
  • Watch the stunning "Impression·Liu Sanjie" — China's largest outdoor performance on a natural stage setting formed by the Li River and 12 peaks .
  • Enjoy a casual stroll through the city area, taste the famous Guilin rice noodles, and take the 'Two Rivers and Four Lakes' water tour around the city at night .
  • Explore the peak-dotted riverine parks and marvel at Mother Nature’s masterpieces, such as the Elephant Trunk Hill, the Camel Hill .
  • Go through spectacular karst caves, such as the Reed Flute Cave and the Seven Star Cave, and learn how the fantastic stalactites were formed .
  • Take an excursion to the spectacular Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces in Longsheng County and sleep in the Zhuang village of Ping’ an .
  • Hike around the mountain areas dotted with colourful ethnic minority tribes such as Zhuang, Miao, Yao and Dong .Wiki Guilin

Guilin Food & Restaurant

Guilin is an eater's paradise, with hundreds (not to see thusands) of resturants of all kinds standing at every corner of the streets. However, it ususally not so easy to find a right one even for a local people.The following restaurants are some of the best of its kind according to our travelers' experience.

Ethnic Minorities in Guilin

People in Guilin are multinational. Besides the Han nationality, there are ethnic groups of Zhuang, Yao, Miao. Various cultures are one of the important characteristics of China; therefore, face-to-face communication with various cultures will bring you unexpectedly pleasant surprises.

Yangshuo Travel

yangshuo,the backpackers' paradise for visitors from all over world;Yangshuo has a reputation as a foreigners' village in Southern China. Yangshuo town feels like one of the stops on the travelers' trail,it is more like a vacation town, with restaurants and shops.

Travelers in Yanghshuo can exploring the karst scenery and rivers, or checking out caves and local temples. Renting a bike and taking off into the countryside, is one popular strategy. There is also a whole community of rock climbers enjoying hills and caves,you can also go on foot or boat, here you will discover that Yangshuo ss a perfect place to experience traditional Chinese rural culture.

West Street , the main tourist Attractions in Yangshuo(Guilin) ,there are many shops, restaurants, cafes and bars,and there also some speacil school ,you can have few lessons about the tai chi,Chinese Cooking ect,you can feel the deep satisfaction of learning traditional Chinese martial arts.