Popular Guilin Attractions
Can't decide how to spend your time in Guilin? Start with this list of Guilin City's most popular attractions to get started planning your trip to Guilin, China.
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Li River
The beautiful Li River is the connecting waterway between Guilin City and Yangshuo County, which originates on the Maoer Mountain northeast of Guilin.The crystal clear Li River is sandwiched between sheer cliffs dotted with few cascades. A cruise down the river is one of the highlights of a holiday in China. From Guilin to Yangshuo, it winds its way through 83 km (52 miles) of beautiful countryside...
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Reed Flute Cave
Described as "Art Palace of Nature", the stalagmite and stone flowers of grotesque shapes in the caves create breathtaking spectacles which are readily a feast for the eyes. Half way up the Brightness Hill, Reed Flute Cave is five kilometers northwest of the center of Guilin. There used to be a special kind of reed growing outside of the cave which was an ideal material for making flute. Inside the U-shaped...
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Crown Cave
Situated on the bank of the Li River in Caoping Village, 29km south of Guilin city, Crown Cave is the only developed tourism area in Li River scenery and a famous national AAAA-level scenic spot. With its unique natural landscape, pastoral scenery and local customs, Crown Cave is named “the bright pearl of Li River”.Since ancient times, Crown Cave has attracted and inspired many writers and scholars for hundreds of...
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Mount Yao
With an elevation of 903.3 meters, Yao Mountain is the highest mountain in Guilin. There are the most abundant karst landforms and the biggest natural reclining Buddha in the world in Yao Mountain. The mountain is known for its changeable and magnificent sceneries of four seasons. In spring azalea flowers are everywhere, in summer the bamboo compete with each other for greenness and in autumn the red maples with falling...
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Elephant Trunk Hill
Elephant Trunk Hill is located on the western bank of Li River. The shape of the hill is just like a huge elephant drinking water from the river with its trunk, so it is called Elephant Trunk Hill.Shui Yue Cave (Water Moon Cave) is between the trunk and the legs, which is a semi-round cave penetrated by water. The inverted reflection of the cave in water plus the part above forms a full moon. This phenomenon is unique...
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Jingjiang Princes' City
Jingjiang Princes'City also known as Jingjiang Prince's Mansion, is located in the center of Guilin and surrounded by walls, it was actually the inner city of Guilin that was occupied by the princes and their families. The first Ming Emperor gave each of his 24 sons a region to govern in a bid to centralize his power, naming them kings in the process. King Jingjiang received his title and proceeded to build his...
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Jiangtouzhou Village
Jiangtouzhou Village is located about 30 km north of Guilin city proper with a history of more than 1000 years. 620 locals' well-preserved traditional Chinese old houses are standing on every corners of the whole village. All those well-preserved old houses were built in Ming and Qing dynasties can date back to 400 or 500 years ago.All the villagers have the same family name – Zhou, and they are the descendants of Mr...
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Yuzi Paradise
If the mountain and water in Guilin is the great art made by nature, then surely the Yuzi Paradise between Guiin and Yangshuo is a park of statuary art made by men. The park provides people a good opportunity to get close to modern art and experience its creation. Located in Yanshan District of Guilin, about 30 kilometers from the centre of Guilin, Yuzi Paradise is a large-scale art park of modern sculptural arts and...