Guilin Travel Tips
Guilin Things To Do
About Guilin
Guilin Travel Service
Guilin Weather Forecast
Best Time to Visit
The weather here is characterized by heavy humidity. Every year in the months of June and July is the rainy season, it is suggested to prepare umbrellas or raincoats (more convenient for mountain climbing).
Though Guilin is suitable for traveling all year round, and Li River has its beauty in all four seasons, the most popular time is from April till October. See more about Guilin Weather.
Accommodation
Guilin is a very popular tourist destination for both Chinese and foreign travelers. Lodging in high seasons(from April to October) is very busy, particular for the public holidays of New Year Holiday, the Labor Day(the first three days of May), the National Holiday (from 1st to 7th October). So you are always advised to book a hotel in advance. We at China Highlights have teemed up with a wide range of hotels in Guilin, and is able to provide the best deals on Guilin hotels.
Compared to Shanghai or Beijing, Guilin is a "mini" city. It usually won’t cost RMB30 to return to a hotel in the urban region.
Dining
Lots Guilin cuisines are spicy. If you are not used to spicy food, tell your travel advisor, local tour guide or tell the restaurant waitress in advance. See more introduction of Guilin food and restaurants.
Useful Information
Useful Phone Numbers
- Area Code: 0773
- Fire/Emergency/Police: 110
Banks
- Bank of China, Guilin Branch 中国银行
Address: 2 Central Zhongshan Road - Agricultural Bank of China, Guilin Branch 中国农业银行
Address: 476 Central Zhongshan Road - China Bank of Communications, Guilin Branch 中国交通银行
Address: 17 Central Zhongshan Road
Post Offices
- Guilin Post Office Zhongshan Branch: No 55 Zhongshan Road.
- Zhongbei Branch: No 100 North Zhongshan Road
Book Store
- Guilin Xinhua Book Store
Address: 28 Central Zhongshan Road, close to the south side of City Centtral Square. - Guilin Book City
Address: Located on Central Zhongshan Road, close to north side of City Central Square.
Religion
- Guilin Mosque
Address: 1 Chongshan Road, at the end of Xicheng Pedestrian Street - Guilin Christian Church
Address: 50 Central Zhongshan Road
Hospitals
- People's Hospital of Guilin 桂林市人民医院
Address: 12 Wenming Road - Traditiona Chinese Medicine Hospital of Guilin 桂林市中医医院
Address: 2 Lingui Road
Hi Indu,
This is Coco, from China Highlights.
There are 2 ways for your concern from Beijing to Guilin.
1. by train. There are 5 trains from Beijing to Guilin each day. It is about 23-27 hours train travel. You can see more on this website.
http://www.chinahighlights.com/china-trains/search-result.asp?Txt_FZ=beijing+&SearchType=A&Txt_DZ=guilin&button.x=0&button.y=0
2. by air.It is about 3 hours flight travel from Beijing to Guilin. You can see more here:
http://www.chinahighlights.com/china-flights/flight-list.asp?QueryID=205099&fcook=2010100423490549&star=PEK&dest=KWL&rDate=2010-10-6
If your time possible for you, you can take a train to Guilin, but the better way we suggest is by air. It can save much time for you to see more around China.
If you need us to arrange the transportation for you, please let me know.
best wishes,
Coco
