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Guilin, China's most picturesque area consisting of Guilin City, Yangshuo County, Longsheng County as well as another 10 small counties, has been a destination for travelers and an inspiration for poets and artists for thousands of years. Its famous karst mountains, the unsurpassed beauty of the Li River, and the jumping nightlife in Yangshuo have made Guilin a world-famous destination. Guilin's countryside and ethnic minority villages are simply breathtaking. In Guilin it is virtually impossible to take a bad photograph. There is an ancient Chinese saying - “East or west, Guilin scenery is the best."
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What media & celebrity say about Guilin?
The beauty of this scenic city, celebrated for generations by poets and painters, more than lives up to its reputation.
Pedalling across the rice fields through Yángshuò’s soaring limestone peaks is often the top experience of travellers in China. If you’re like most, you’ll come to Yángshuò for a couple of days after the Li River cruise but end up staying far longer.
The Li River is truly like no other place on Earth. This was the first place in China where I actually felt like I was transported back in time. I imagined the first Westerners to see this scenery and how truly amazed they must have been. I was prepared for so many of the things we saw in other cities: the Great Wall, the Terracotta Army, etc. But traveling down the Li River, I genuinely felt like I was in a completely different and unique part of the world. I can't imagine that scenery in any other country, on any other continent. As we progressed down the river, I thought how amazed those first Westerners must have been by all the beauty China kept to itself for so many centuries."
 Bill Clinton
The former US president-Bill Clinton visited Guilin in 1998,he said, "I heard of the name of Lijiang River long ago.Today I visit Lijiang River.It is more vivid and genuine than what I thought before. Nowhere is like Guilin.It makes me think of the traditional Chinese paintings." |
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Epicure?
Guilin is a great place to satisfy your stomach! Guilin's local cuisine is quite special. Being located on the beautiful Li River, fish is a large part of people's diets. A visit to Guilin just isn't complete without sampling some of the local food.
Guilin Rice Noodles. The noodles of Guilin are famous throughout China and can be found in places such as Shanghai and Hong Kong. Of course for the most authentic Guilin Rice Noodles, visitors must eat them in their home town, Guilin.The rice noodles are made from oil and rice flour. The noodles are cooked in broth and served in a bowl of soup made from pork, beef, garlic, peanuts, peppers, and radishes.
Yangshuo beer fish. Yangshuo's most famous dish. It is made from fresh caught Li River carp. The fresh fish is fried in a wok along with beer, hot and green peppers, garlic, onions, celery, tomatoes, soy, and sugar. Visitors are amazed at how delicious the fish's skin is and how fresh and tender the meat is. Eating Yangshuo's beer fish will be an unforgettable culinary experience.
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Shopper?
The lovely tourist city Guilin is able to offer you an unique and interesting shopping experience with its numerous small streets, flea markets and big shopping malls.
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