Guilin Maps List
Guilin, one of China's most popular scenic cities.With a history of more then 2,000 years, Guilin is renowned for its green mountains, clear water and strangely shaped rock formations.
Most of the sights in Guilin are scenic. Although the mountains are the usual peaked mountains, they are rounded at the top and there are tons of them, very picturesque. They look almost fake and the ones in the background fade to grey more than the nearer, darker ones. A popular Chinese saying goes: The scenery in Guilin is the finest, but Yangshuo's is still better , The well known poet Han Yu(768-820) in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) described Guilin's landscape: "The river forms a green gauze belt, the mountains are like blue jade hairpins." Thr river resembles a green ribbon, while the hills are emerald hairpins."
By the tourist map of Guilin, you can have better acquaintance with the distribution of the major attractions and hotels by the Li River. As the essence of Guilin sightseeing, the Li River is the most shining view there and the Li River cruise is very enjoyable.Undeniably,to live in Guilin is to be a lover of mountains and rivers. Which is not to say that all the city residents spend this leisure hours gallivanting among the hills and forests of the high country.
The map of Guilin area shows you Guilin City and the counties around downtown Guilin. there are many tourist attractions in Guilin City. Besides these ones in the urban area, the counties of Yangshuo, Xing'an, Ziyuan and Longsheng are also well worth visiting which could be reached from the downtown of Guilin by bus.