Grandplacewithgoodmountainsandwaterslandscape——Guilin‘Eastorwest,Guilinlandscapeisbest!’LocatedinthenortheastofGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion(广西藏族自治区)insouthChina,Guilinisconsideredtobethepearl(珍珠)ofChina‘sthriving(繁荣的)touristindustryonaccountofthenaturalbeautyandhistorictreasures.Coveringanareaofabout27,800squarekilometers(10,734squaremiles),thecityisrathercompactwhencomparedwithothermajortouristcitiesinthecountry.Thestunning(极好的)landscapeinwhichthecityissituatedhasakindofmagicthatisallitsown.Thestrangelyshapedhillsorkarsts(喀斯特地形)withtheverdantvegetation(苍翠的植被)rangingfrombamboostoconiferstogetherwithcrystalclearwatersandwonderfulcavesmakeGuilinsuchanappealingdestination.Guilinattrctions•LiRiverCruise•SevenStarsPark•ReedFluteCave•DiecaiHill(FoldedBrocadeHill)•SolitaryBeautyPeakandJingjiangPrinceCity•TheLiRiveroriginatesintheMao'erMountainsinXing'anCountyandflowsinthegeneralsoutherndirectionthroughGuilin,YangshuoandPingle.InPingletheLiRivermergeswithtwootherstreams,andcontinuessouthastheGuiRiver,whichfallsintotheXiJiang,thewesterntributaryofthePearlRiver,inWuzhou.•TheuppercourseoftheRiverLiisconnectedbytheancientLingquCanalwiththeXiangRiver,whichflowsnorthintotheYangtze;thisinthepastmadetheLiandGuiRiverspartofahighlyimportantwaterwayconnectingtheYangtzeValleywiththePearlRiverDelta.•The437-kilometercourseoftheLiandGuiRiversisflankedbygreenhills.CormorantfishingisoftenassociatedwiththeLijiang(seebirdintelligence).ItsunusualkarsttopographyhillsideshaveoftenbeencomparedtothoseatHalongBay,Vietnam.•TheReedFluteCave(pinyin:LúdíYán)isalandmarkandtouristattractioninGuilin,Guangxi,China.ItisanaturallimestonecavewithmulticoloredlightingandhasbeenoneofGuilin’smostinterestingattractionsforover1200years.Itisover180millionyearsold.Thecavegotitsnamefromthetypeofreedgrowingoutside,whichcanbemadeintomelodiousflutes.ReedFluteCaveisfilledwithalargenumberofstalactites,stalagmitesandrockformationsinweirdandwonderfulshapes.Inside,therearemorethan70inscriptionswritteninink,whichcanbedatedbackasfaras792ADintheTangDynasty.TheseagedinscriptionstellusthatithasbeenanattractioninGuilinsinceancienttimes.Itwasrediscoveredinthe1940sbyagroupofrefugeesandhassincereceivedmanyVIPs.••WhatattractusinGuilinisnotonlytheirbeautifulnaturalscenery,butalsosomethingothers,suchasGuilin’svariousdelicaciesandthecolorfulNightlife.GuilinNightlife•NightlifeinGuilinisasattractiveasitsnaturalbeauty.Frommodernnightclubs,romanticnightcruisetofolkcustomscenterontheLiRiver,travelerscanenjoyorrelaxthemselvesthoroughly.Guilinfood•Guilinfoodincludesmanyregioncharacteristic.Itisinfluencedbythefoodofmanydifferentplace.Inrecentyears,SichuanandCantonesedishesbecomethemostpopular.Fromsplendidrestaurantstolocalsnacks,touristsfromaroundtheworldaresuretofindthatyourneedismetbeyondyourexpectations.ThemostpopularlocalsnacksincludeGuilinricenoodles(mifen),nunnoodles,chestnutglutinousricedumplings(banlizong),stewedduckwithgingko,lotus-leafduckandstewedduckwithginger.