What kind of place is Yangshuo?

Yangshuo is located in the northeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and southeast of Guilin City. It borders Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County and Pingle County to the east, Yongfu County and Lingui County to the west, Lipu County to the south, and Lingchuan County and Yanshan District of Guilin City to the north.

Yangshuo is extremely rich in natural resources, especially tourism resources. There are tens of thousands of large and small peaks in the county, including dozens of famous peaks; more than 30 large and small caves, among which the famous ones are Lianhua Rock, Black Rock, Laixian Cave, etc.; 17 large and small rivers, the famous ones include Yulong River and Lijiang Yangshuo. The river section (69 kilometers in total), Tianjia River, Dayuan River, Jinbao River, and Turtle River; minerals include lead, zinc, copper, iron, bauxite, mercury and other metal ores, as well as limestone, cinnabar, barite, marble, Clay, mountain sand and other non-metallic minerals. The vegetation in Yangshuo is also excellent.

“Guilin’s landscape is the best in the world, and Yangshuo is the best in Guilin. The peaks reflect the mountains and the floating water, and there is no mountain or water without mesmerizing me.” This sentence highly summarizes the important position of Yangshuo’s natural scenery in the world. Han Yu, a famous writer in the Tang Dynasty, described it like this: "The river is like a green belt, and the mountains are like jade hairpins." It can be seen that this is the essence of the beautiful Guilin landscape, and the entire Yangshuo is like a beautiful and colorful large park. It is a typical karst landform with numerous peaks rising from the flat ground. They resemble utensils, people, animals, and birds. They are interesting and memorable. Bamboo trees on the mountains are lush and evergreen all year round. There are caves in the mountains, and the caves are ingenious. The caves are full of milkstones, crystal clear, like a natural maze or an art gallery. The water in Yangshuo is crystal clear and green, like a dream. Yangshuo, because of its beauty and uniqueness, has been praised by many literati and poets for thousands of years; because of its peculiarity and extraordinaryness, it has left behind the voices and appearances of many great people and dignitaries. Chinese leaders such as Sun Yat-sen, Zhou Enlai, and Deng Xiaoping once visited Yangshuo to make Yangshuo more perfect; 200 leaders from more than 150 countries, including Clinton and Ho Chi Minh, visited here and lingered here, making Yangshuo even more famous.

Yangshuo is endowed with unique and rich tourism resources, especially: "beautiful mountains and rivers, beautiful caves and rocks." There are more than 250 famous scenic spots, a long history, concentrated landscapes, beautiful mountains and rivers, simple folk customs, Chinese and Western Cultural blending.

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