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Guilin (Standard Zhuang: Gveilinz; alternately romanized as Kweilin) is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Guilin is the leading city in Mainland China operating Rafts sailing down the Yulong River in Yangshuo, a county of Guilin

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Guangxi's second-largest city, Guilin (桂林, Guìlín) has the hallmarks of most Chinese megapolises, but it feels much more relaxed given its spectacular setting among the jagged-peak limestone karsts that surround it.

Guilin chili sauce (The Guilin relationship with the New Zealand city Hastings started in 1977, after a research scientist, Dr Stuart Falconer identified a number of common areas of interest between the two cities, including horticulture and their rural-urban mix.Prefecture-level city in Guangxi, People's Republic of China It was China's first city to develop tourism after 1949, and for decades, children's textbooks proclaimed 'Guilin's landscape is the best under heaven' (桂林山水甲天下). Guilin [38] (桂林; Guìlín) is a city in North Guangxi, China. Guilin cuisine is a mixture of Cantonese cuisine and Zhuang cuisine. Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 First Edition with your subscription.

Since the 1950s Guilin has developed industries engaged in the manufacture of electronics, engineering and agricultural equipment, medicine, rubber, and buses, and it also has textile and cotton yarn factories. from $63/night. Guilin is a scenic town and one of the best-known tourist destinations in China.

The natural route centre of the Gui River basin, Guilin lies along the easiest of all the routes leading from central China to Guangdong province—that between the headwaters of the Xiang River in Hunan province and the

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It is known for its snacks and the use of spices, especially chili.

The city has long been renowned for its scenery of karst topography.

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Its name means "Forest of Sweet Osmanthus", owing to the large number of fragrant sweet osmanthus trees located in the region. from $39/night. As a major centre of

There is Guilin North, Guilin West, Guilin Main Train Station and a new train station in the The city's public transportation includes bus routes and taxis.

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There are many scenic places within short traveling distance of Guilin. Food processing, including the processing of local agricultural produce, remains the most important industry.Guilin is also a cultural centre.

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It is situated on the west bank of the Li River and borders Hunan to the north.

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Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.Guilin has long been an important centre of trade and administration because of its location on an agriculturally rich valley floor that is also the easiest route south from Hunan.

Pagodas at Banyan Lake, Guilin, Zhuang Autonomous Region of Guangxi, China.Elephant Trunk Hill, Guilin, Zhuang Autonomous Region of Guangxi, China.Central Guilin, Zhuang Autonomous Region of Guangxi, China.Karst formations along the Gui (locally Li) River near Guilin, Zhuang Autonomous Region of Guangxi, China.Elephant statues on Elephant Trunk Hill, Guilin, Zhuang Autonomous Region of Guangxi, China.This article was most recently revised and updated by History at your fingertips

Guilin, city, northeastern Zhuang Autonomous Region of Guangxi, southern China.

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More. Guilin is one of China's most popular tourist destinations,During the Qin dynasty's (221–206 BC) campaigns against the state of In AD 507, the town was renamed Guizhou (Gui Prefecture, In 1921, Guilin became one of the headquarters of the Northern Expeditionary Army led by In 1950, the provincial capital of Guangxi was moved from Guilin to Until 1949 only a thermal power plant, a cement works, and some small textile mills existed as signs of industrialization in Guilin.Guilin has the most high-speed rail stations out of all cities in China.