Guilin

Located in south central China in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the city is considered the most picturesque in China. Solitary water-scarred limestone mountains rise out of the green plain, their peaks hidden in swirling mists of low-lying clouds. The city has been a favorite subject of painters for centuries.

Cruising the Lijiang River

    By cruising to Yangshuo from Guilin for 83 kilometers, one can fully enjoy the charming beauty of the landscape, the green mountains, limpid waters, dazzling stalactites and stalagmites. Along the river, one can also appreciate spectacular deep pools, dangerous shoals, murmuring springs and waterfalls. There is a popular saying that the mountains and waters of Guilin are the best under heaven.

Seven-Star Cave

    Halfway up the western slope of Putuo Mountain in Guilin City, the Seven-Star Cave has three layers. The upper one is roughly 8-12 meters higher than the middle one, but the latter abounds with splendid scenic spots.

Reed-Flute Cave

    Situated at the south-foot of Guangming Hill, the cave is huge and fantastic, eroded out of karst formation. It is lined along its entire 500-meter zigzagging length with stalactites and stalagmites. Beautiful, colorful, and fantastic, the cave has been widely acclaimed as an "Art Gallery of Nature".

Yangshuo

    Located 65 kilometers southeast of Guilin City, and surrounded by 10 peaks, Yangshuo looks like a green lotus. Houses are dotted among the rows of mountain peaks. The scenery here is reputed to be Guilin's best.

Elephant Trunk Hill

    At the confluence of the Lijiang River and the Yangjiang River, a rock hill with a hole in it gives the rock itself the appearance of an elephant sipping water with its trunk; hence the name. Between the trunk and the body, there is a round-shaped space, known as the water-moon arch.

Piled Festoon Hill

    Located by the Lijiang River north of Guilin City, the hill is broken on all sides with its strata exposed like decorative chains or strips; hence the name. As there is an opening halfway up the Crane Peak, the wind blows all year round. For this it is also known as the "Windy Cave Hill."