Guilin Travel Guide
Guilin is famous for its most picturesque in China. There is the popular saying “Guilin shanshui jia tian xia”, which means Guilin’s mountain and water scenery is the best under heaven. Two crystal-clear rivers flow through the city, encircled by mountains with unusual and bizarre rock formations and caves.
Guilin has some of the most spectacular karst scenery in the world. Some of China’s minorities inhabit the mountainous regions, including Zhuang (China’s largest minority), Yao, Miao and Dong peoples. Yangshuo has become a magnet for tourists both Chinese and foreign, and has a perpetual holiday atmosphere about it. At Longsheng one can marvel at Chinese agricultural ingenuity in the spectacle of the tiered paddy fields. There is historical architecture to be found, caves, rafting, biking, mountain climbing and countless other attractions. Guilin really is a quite remarkable area, which calls out to be explored, and offers many days of fun and discovery to visitors. more about Guilin »
- Chinese Name: 桂林
- Chinese Pinyin: Guìlín
- Location: South China
- Latitude: 25° 16' N
- Longitude: 110° 17' E
- Elevation: 150 M (492 FT)
- Area Code: 0773
- Population: 5 million
- Time Zone: (UTC+8)
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Li River
Is this the most beautiful scenery on the planet? The well-known Chinese saying asserts that ‘Guilin’s mountain and water scenery is the best under heaven’. The Li River is an artist’s dream, attracting poets, painters and famous people through the centuries. Accolades As one o... more about Li River
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Shopping in Guilin
Guilin is a relatively small city, and many of the shopping places are located along Zhongshan Road (中山路), a major road and city center of Guilin. Besides some big departments, there are also some interesting small markets and pedestrian streets. As a city famous for its beautiful landscape, Guilin is famous for landscape paintings, paper fans and ...more info about Guilin Shopping »
Recommended Guilin Tours
- 4-Days Guilin's Fascinating Neighbours Tour ( GL-7 ) From $ 537
- 4-Days Guilin & Yangshuo Memories Tour with Hong Kong ( GL-4A ) From $ 1499
- 4-Days Longsheng Terraced Field & Yangshuo Combo ( GL-8 ) From $ 515
It is about 3.3 kilometers. You can take bus 17, 32, 36 or 51 to Pengjialing Stop (彭家岭), transfer to bus 10, and get off at Seven Star Park Stop (七星公园).
Hi Alejandro, do you mean Deqing in Zhejiang Province? You cant take a train from Guilin to Hangzhou. Then you can connect a train from Hangzhou to Deqing.
It is 1000km from Guilin to Kunming. There do have trains from Kunming to Guilin, takes about 18 hours.
hi, welcome to Guilin. The city center of guilin is actully not big, you can find the restaurant listed on the following link very easily:
http://www.chinahighlights.com/guilin/food-restaurant.htm
Have a nice time in Guilin.
Hi Goh
I guess you mean the Impression Sanjie show in Yangshuo of Guilin.
It is no problem to see it during this period. It is an ourdoor show, and Guilin is a little cold now, the temperature is around 10 centigrade, so please prepare thick clothes to prevent the low temperature and strong wind.
Li River cruise, Elephant trunk hill, Reed flute cave, moon mountain are all places of interests in Guilin. Why not send your inqure to my email: william@chinahighlights.net, let me know what class of hotel you want, how many people in your group, and when do you arrive and depart Guilin.
William Huo
Travel Advisor
Hi Chew,
Traveling during this period of time is not a good idea:
The restaurants will be full of local people and noisy (celebrating their festival), the transportation will be over-demand (Chinese people prefer to back home during this holiday), and many shops will be closed since their owners will have their annul holiday.
If you are not very interested in this festival, you are suggested to postpone your trip.
Dear Goodman,
You don't need to get the points. If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know. I am glad to serve you. You can ask a question on our website or send me an e-mail directly. My e-mail address is lussie@chinahighlights.com
Hi Phua Ah Saw,
I am afraid there is no vegetarian restaurant around your hotel in Guilin.
Actually there are little of vegetarian restaurants in Guilin. One is located at NO.1 Chongshan Road,Xiangshan District, its name is ENDIAN HALAL RESTAURANT. (广西省桂林市象山区崇山路1号 恩典清真餐吧)
Hope it helps.
Dear Semhanie,
It will be cool in the early of December. The temperature will 8-15°C. You need to take cotton-padded clothes and sweater. You'd better check the weather before leaving for Guilin. Click here:http://www.weather.com.cn/en/weather/101300501.shtml
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