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Tours
to Guilin, Yangshuo
The scenery of Guilin has been
called the finest under heaven. Situated
in the northeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous
Region, Guilin City is South China's shining
pearl , with verdant mountains , elegant
waters , magnificent crags and fantastic
caverns. It has a total area of 2,000 sq.km.
and a population of 680.000 (the urban area
being 54 sq.km. and the population 300,000).
Guilin has a history of more
than 2,000 years.In the 6th year of Yuanding
During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han
Dynasty ( 1 1 1 BC), Guilin was a county,
called Shi An County, and from the Song
Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, it was the
political, economic and cultural centre
of Guangxi. In 1921,the North Expeditionary
Army led by Sun Zhongshan (Dr. Sun Yat-sen)
joined forces In Guilin,and the headquarters
was sited in the Royal Palace at the foot
Of the Solitary Beauty Peak. The city acquired
its present name in the year of 1940.
Belonging to the subtropical
region,Guilin enjoys a Mild climate with
sufficient rainfall. Its yearly average
temperature is 18.8'C, and the hottest month,
August, has an average temperature of 28'C,
while the coldest months, which are January
and February are 8'C on the average. Du
Fu,a very famous poet of Tang Dynasty so
said of its climate: "When it is scorchingly
hot everywhere in the Five Ridges, only
Guilin has temperate weather."
Guilin was originally a vast
expanse of sea until about one hundred and
ninety million years ago, when, owing to
the movement of the earth crust, the whole
area rose and became land. The Limestone,
weathered and eroded by water, became today's
fantastic stone forests, peaks, underground
streams and caves, thus giving unique features
to Guilin's scenery.
The mountains In Guilin, rising
abruptly from the ground, stand In various
stately shapes. Moreover. they have in them
a great number of colourful caves. These
mountains with strangely-shaped peaks and
caves of unique formation, together with
the crystal-clear rivers that surround the
city, characterize Guilin's scenery and
have brought it world fame.
Lijiang River, a picturesque river well
known both at home and abroad, is at its
most beautiful starting from Guilin to Yangshuo,
distancing 83 km.. Winding her way amidst
the mountains and through villages. the
Lijiang River adds a great charm to the
picture-like landscape of Guilin, where
people can see mountains with fantastic
peaks, green and clear waters, and festoon-like
fields.
Guilin also abounds in historical
relics. Stone carving alone amounts to approximately
2,000 pieces. Of all the scenic spots in
the city, Pu Tuo Hill, Crescent Moon Hill
and Folded Brocade Hill possess the greatest
number of these carvings. But crowning all
is the Dragon Refuge Cave, which, as It
Is lined with stelae, is properly called
"Guilin Stelae Forest".
As a tourist destination second to none
in China, Guilin will surely continue to
attract ever more visitors from home and
abroad.
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