Guilin Attractions

Located in northeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin is a famous historic and cultural city of China as well as a typical tourist city both nationwide and worldwide. As long as mentioning about this city, green mountains, clear waters, peculiar caves and beautiful rocks etc. all these words come into mind firstly, hence an honorable reputation- 'Guilin's scenery is the best in the world'.

Most of tourists come to Guilin for its picturesque natural sceneries. But before talking about this, let's see some cultural sites, for example the Daxu Ancient Town and Tomb of Prince Jingjiang. Then come back to natural sceneries. Its must see landmark attractions include the Li River, Elephant Trunk Hill and Reed Flute Cave. While for more landscapes of Karst Caves, you can add the Crown Cave and Fengyu Cave into your itinerary since this city is also very famous for its karst landscapes. It seems Guilin's natural charms are too many to list, so would you please follow us to get more information about this city.

Top Attractions to See in Guilin - the Landmarks

No.1 Li River

Located in northeastern Guangxi, Li River flows southwards from its source, then passes Guilin, Yangshuo and some other places of Guangxi. With an overall length of 426 kilometers, it is the largest and most beautiful tourist area of karst landscapes in the world.

Today, Li River cruise is very popular which is considered to be a rapid and good way to approach the charming Guilin. And the Guilin to Yangshuo part is the best, which is 63 kilometers long. Every view here is a typical Chinese ink painting, with clear water and eye-catching sceneries on both sides.

No.2 Elephant Trunk Hill

Elephant Trunk Hill is the symbol of Guilin, with a history of over 1,000 years. Looking it at the distance just a little bit, this hill is very much like an elephant drinking water from Li River, hence the name. More detailed, you can also visit the Water Moon Cave, Puxian Pagoda, Xiang Yan (eyes of elephant) Rock etc.

No.3 Reed Flute Cave

Located in northwest of Guilin, Reed Flute Cave is honored as 'the Art Palace of Nature'  for its inside karst landscape wonders. This cave is 240 meters long, with a widest-point of 93 meters and a highest-point of 1.8 meters. Entering into it, you can see lots of peculiar stalagmites, stalactites, stalagnates and other masterpieces of nature. In addition, over 77 mural paintings are added to your visual feast, which can be traced back to 1, 000 years ago but can be recognized till today.

Landscape of Karst Caves

Guilin belongs to representative karst landform limestone geography. So, it is very rich in karst cave landscapes. Besides the Reed Flute Cave mentioned above, Crown Cave and Fengyu Cave are top visited ones too. The Former one is located 29 kilometers southern Guilin downtown as a huge underground river karst cave. You can visit here by Bamboo rafting. While the latter one is honored as 'the No.1 Cave in Asia', with view area on land, underground river drifting area, cultural and entertainment area etc. Besides, Silver Cave is an outstanding representative too. Great works of the nature are showed fully and vividly here, hence a title of 'karst cave wonders of the world'.

Cultural Sites

Guilin is not only a hot tourist city for natural beauties but also a famous historic and cultural city of China. Visit some cultural sites to find another charm of this city, such as the Daxu Ancient Town and Tomb of Prince Jingjiang. Located at the east bank of the Li River, Daxu Ancient Town ranks first among the four well-known ancient towns of Guangxi. While visiting here, a town with a history of over 600 years, you can see local-favored houses, many historical remains and the rural leisure of locals. Tomb of Prince Jingjiang is a tomb group of 320 ones for seignior, princess and generals of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

Natural Scenery

Natural sceneries of Guilin will make tourists feel their visiting time should be longer. You can visit Diecai Hill- a place of confluence of beautiful sceneries while Diecai Park is the best spot to take pictures of Guilin's sunrise; or transfer to Guilin's largest comprehensive park, namely Seven Star Park for a visit; or enjoy both unique natural charms and lots of ancient inscriptions on precipices in Duxiu Peak. If you are having a Li River cruise, you will see Yangdi Village, the first scenic spot upon arrival in Yangshuo. Misty rain is a marvellous wonder of Li River while Yangdi is the best place to appreciate it. What's more, you also can see the Yellow Cloth Shoal which is said to be the essence of Li River essence and is chose as the back picture of CNY. Forest of Odd-Shaped Peaks, Mural Hill, Wangfu Rock, Snail Hill, Half-Side Ferry and Pagoda Hill are also worthy visiting ones for you.

Famous Nearby Attractions

Yangshuo West Street: a very famous pedestrian street with a history of one thousand years. You will feel not only the traditional Chinese folklore but a familiar strong flavor of western life. Generally, people choose Li River cruise directly reaching Yangshuo, or takes around 1.5 hours' drive to there.

Dragon Back Rice Terrace: the No.1 among all terraced field areas in China, also renowned for Zhuang Ethnic Group culture. It takes 2.5-3 hours' drive from Guilin to Dragon Back Rice Terrace.

Merryland and Ling Canal: respectively a famous theme park in China and a canal connects Yangtze and Zhujiang Rivers, both in Xingan County and 60 kilometers from Guilin City, takes around 1.5 hours drive.

Recommended Itinerary

2 Days Guilin, Li River & Yangshuo (A)

3 Days Guilin, Li River & Longsheng

5 Days Guilin, Li River, Yangshuo, Ling Canal & Daxu Ancient Town

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