What are the travel tips for Guilin?

“Guilin is a good place to travel, and the scenery is absolutely unique. The scenery on both sides of the Li River is beautiful, and the air is very fresh. It is very pleasant to go boating on the Li River and see the Shili Gallery. The karst landscape is also very good. In addition to the natural scenery, Guilin also has There are many delicious foods, and I recommend Guilin Rice Noodles.”

Lijiang River

One of the largest and most beautiful karst landscape tourist areas in the world

It is located in the eastern part of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in South China. , belonging to the Pearl River water system, the water distance of about 83 kilometers from Guilin to Yangshuo is called Lijiang River.

The Li River runs 83 kilometers from Guilin to Yangshuo. It resembles a green belt, winding between thousands of strange peaks. The scenery along the river is beautiful, with lingering clear water, reflections of strange peaks, deep pools, fountains, and waterfalls. They are uneven, forming a colorful picture, known as "Baili Lijiang, Baili Gallery", which is the most typical area of ??karst terrain development in northeastern Guangxi. The hundreds of miles of Li River can be roughly divided into three scenic spots based on different scenery: the first scenic spot: from downtown Guilin to Huangniu Gorge; the second scenic area: from Huangniu Gorge to Shuiluo Village; the third scenic area: from Shuiluo Village to Yangshuo;

There are many tourist attractions in the Lijiang River Scenic Area. In the short term, you can only choose the main attractions to visit, including one river (Lijiang River), two caves (Reed Flute Cave, Qixing Cave), three mountains (Duxiu Peak, Fubo Mountain, Diecai Mountain) are representative, they are basically the essence of Guilin's landscape.

The Lijiang River belongs to the Pearl River system and originates from Maoer Mountain in Xing'an County. It has a distance of 83 kilometers from Guilin to Yangshuo, like a winding jade belt, entwined among the green peaks. Taking a boat trip along the Li River, you can see the reflections of the strange peaks, clear water and green mountains, shepherd boys singing, fishermen hanging, quaint pastoral homes, and fresh breathing. Everything is so poetic and picturesque.

Yangshuo

Yangshuo County is a county under the jurisdiction of Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. It is located on the west bank of the Li River, 65 kilometers away from Guilin City.

“Guilin’s landscape is the best in the world, and Yangshuo is the best in Guilin” highly summarizes the important position that Yangshuo’s natural scenery occupies in the world. "Green mountains, beautiful waters, strange caves, and beautiful rocks" are among the four wonders in the world.

The tourism resources in the county can be divided into the first ring, the second belt and the fifth scenic spot. The scenery of the Yangshuo section of the Lijiang River is the essence of the entire Lijiang River, and there are also famous scenic spots such as Yulong River, Shili Gallery, Guzhai Stone City, and Xingping Ancient Town.

Yangshuo is a place where Han, Zhuang and Yao people live together. Over thousands of years of history, folk customs rich in national and local characteristics have been formed.

In Yangshuo, bamboo rafting is one of the most popular and unique ways to travel and should not be missed.

Yangshuo is located in the mid-subtropical monsoon zone, with a mild climate and pleasant weather all year round. It is a typical karst landform, with numerous peaks and plains rising up in various shapes

The mountains are lush with bamboo and evergreen all year round. There are caves in the mountains, and the caves are very beautiful. The caves are full of milkstones, which are crystal clear. It is like an art gallery or a natural maze. The water in Yangshuo is so clear and transparent that Han Yu, a famous writer in the Tang Dynasty, described it as "the river is like a green belt, and the mountains are like jade hairpins."

Yangshuo Lijiang Scenic Area is the essence of Lijiang scenery. It is 48 kilometers long and is a must-see route when traveling to Guilin. The water in this scenic spot is crystal clear and the Lijiang River, like a Luo belt, winds between the green and majestic mountains. It is known as "a hundred miles of Lijiang, a hundred miles of galleries".

The Yulong River is the second largest river in Yangshuo County, with a total length of 42.5 kilometers, and merges into the Li River at Shutong Mountain. There are beautiful peaks on both sides of the river. The bamboo trees are green, the water is clear, and the scenery is pleasant. The main attractions include: Rhinoceros Pond, Xiangui Bridge, Yulong Bridge, Guiyi Ancient City Ruins, Han Tombs, Donghuan Rock, Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, etc. Nearly 20 places. Since this scenic spot has ancient stone bridges, pastoral scenery, Song Bridge, Tang City ruins, Han tombs, etc., it gives the scenic spot a layer of antique mystery.

In the center of the Big Banyan Tree Scenic Area, there is a big banyan tree that is more than 1,400 years old. It is said to be the place where Guangxi Zhuang singer Liu Sanjie met her lover A Niu Ge. Some of the exterior scenes of the famous musical movie "Liu Sanjie" are from Filmed here. Under the big banyan tree, the Jinbao River flows slowly, as clear as a mirror. The nearby Orangutan Mountain, Water Lion Rock, Camel Peak, and the surrounding villages form a peerless pastoral scenery.

The fishing village is located 2 kilometers west of Xingping Town and is one of the famous ancient villages along the Li River. It was built during the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty (15th century AD). The village was in its heyday during the Qing Dynasty, with many officials and wealthy people. Most of the existing buildings were built at that time and are still relatively intact today. In addition to the typical characteristics of ancient southern dwellings, the residential buildings in this village also have obvious class identity characteristics, with strong cultural colors and official residences that pay attention to status standards.

Yangshuo enters the Moon Mountain Tourist Scenic Area in Moon Mountain. Along the road, there are beautiful scenery of strange peaks, pastoral beauty, and many rocks with unique shapes that give people daydreams and picturesque views. It is called Yangshuo Ten Mile Gallery. President Carter of the United States came to Yangshuo for a visit and borrowed several bicycles to roam around the Shili Gallery. To this end, the government built a nearly 10-mile bicycle path, viewing platform, rest pavilion, etc. in 2000 for tourists to freely enjoy the scenery along the way. Local people call it the Carter Scenic Byway.

Elephant Trunk Hill

Elephant Trunk Hill is located at the confluence of Taohua River and Li River in Guilin City, Guangxi. It is a symbol of Guilin's landscape.

Elephant Trunk Mountain was originally called Li Mountain. The mountain got its name because it resembles a giant elephant standing by the river with its nose stretched out and drinking from the sweet springs of the Li River. It became a famous tourist attraction as early as the Tang and Song Dynasties, with a history of more than 1,000 years. .

The Elephant Trunk Mountain Scenic Area combines strange mountains, beautiful waters, strange caves, beautiful rocks, as well as rich cliff carvings, Buddhist statues and many historical and cultural relics. It is the essence of Guilin's landscape culture in terms of both natural and cultural landscapes. It enjoys a high reputation internationally.

The main attractions in Elephant Trunk Mountain include Shuiyue Cave, Elephant Eye Rock, Puxian Pagoda, Hongfeng Temple and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Revolutionary Relics Exhibition Hall in the temple. Nearby is the only remaining stupa of the Kaiyuan Temple in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Shuiyue Cave is close to the river, with the Li water flowing through it, like the moon floating in the water, and the rocks hanging down into the water, like the trunk of an elephant drinking from the Li River. The scenery is excellent, and it has been a tourist attraction since the Tang and Song Dynasties.

Longji Rice Terraces

The Longji Rice Terraces are 77 kilometers away from Guilin City. They are a large-scale terraced group with the highest altitude of 1180 meters and the lowest of 380 meters. *** Jinkeng? Dazhai Hongyao Rice Terraces Scenic Area, Ping'an Zhuang Rice Terraces Scenic Area, Longji Ancient Zhuangzhai Rice Terraces Scenic Area. The lines are flowing, free and smooth; the scale is majestic and magnificent, and it has the reputation of "the crown of the terraces in the world". It is much more magnificent than the exquisite Tegalalang Rice Terraces in Bali.

The Longji Rice Terraces Scenic Area is a scenic area with terrace rice farming culture as the main body and a combination of natural landscape and cultural landscape of ethnic minorities. After more than ten years of tourism development, three major viewing areas have been formed: Ping'an Zhuang Rice Terraces Scenic Area; Jinkeng Hongyao Rice Terraces Scenic Area; and Longji Ancient Zhuang Village Terrace Cultural Scenic Area. Each viewing area also has its own characteristics: Ping'an Zhuang Rice Terraces Scenic Area is one of the earliest developed viewing areas and is the location of the "Seven Stars Accompanying the Moon" viewing area. The terraces have beautiful and smooth lines; Jinkeng Hongyao Rice Terraces Scenic Area has mountains Surrounded by a natural sinkhole, the terraces are majestic. It is a village where Hongyao people gather. It was rated as "China's Classic Village Landscape" in 2007; Longji Ancient Zhuangzhai Terraces Cultural Scenic Area, the village's hanging wooden buildings are Built on a mountain, from a distance, the entire village is located just above the dragon's waist, and the surrounding terraces are like rings of growth rings surrounding the village. This is the birthplace of Guangxi Beizhuang and the representative of Guangxi’s “stone carving culture”. Everything here is so primitive and simple. There are still seven century-old houses in the village, the earliest one is more than 150 years old. Longji Ancient Zhuang Village was listed as a national ecological (community) museum demonstration site by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage in 2011. Currently, a century-old house and museum exhibition hall are open to the public free of charge. In addition to the above three major scenic spots, there are also many folk custom tourist villages in the scenic area: Jinzhuzhuang Village, which is rated as "China's Landscape Village", Huangluo Yao Village, which is "the No. 1 Changfa Village in the World", Xiaozhai Village, Zhongzhuang Village, etc. Lu Village will also open villages one after another soon.

The harmonious and tranquil terraced scenery and unrivaled ecological environment attract more Chinese and foreign tourists to come here for leisure and vacation. People stay away from the hustle and bustle of the city, eat and live in farmhouses, release stress, get close to nature, and truly integrate into the "idyllic" life, making it the first choice destination for Chinese and foreign tourists coming to Guilin.

Official website of the scenic spot: www.Txljw.com

Impression Liu Sanjie

Impression Liu Sanjie is the world’s largest live landscape theater, located at the intersection of the Li River and Tianjiahe River , facing the famous Yangshuo Shutong Mountain across the water, it not only emphasizes artistic expression, but also attaches great importance to environmental protection, and the entire project is integrated with nature.

The Shutong Mountain section of Yangshuo, with a radius of two kilometers, is surrounded by twelve background peaks, the vast sky, and the Song Fair is almost entirely covered in green, with tea trees, phoenix-tailed bamboos, etc. planted inside. Turf was planted and the greening rate reached over 90%. Among them, the lighting and sound systems are designed to be concealed and integrated with the environment. The water stage is all built with bamboo rafts, which can be dismantled and hidden when not performing, without affecting the water body and river bed of the Li River.

The auditorium is built according to the terrain, with a terraced shape, which is in harmony with the environment and also takes into account the safety of flood control. In addition, on more than 100 acres of construction land, buildings such as the Drum Tower, Fengyu Bridge and VIP auditorium exude strong national characteristics. The entire project does not use a single iron nail, which is amazing.

Butterfly Spring

Butterfly Spring is a tourist attraction integrating strange mountains, beautiful waters, secluded caves and pastoral scenery. It is located in the essence of the "Ten Mile Gallery" of the Moon Mountain Scenic Area in Yangshuo, Guilin. The location has the reputation of "if you don't reach the top of Dieshan Mountain, you won't know the scenery of Yangshuo".

Butterfly Spring is named after a spring water gushes out from the mountainside cliff in Butterfly Cave. It is the largest live butterfly viewing garden in China, with thousands of species and tens of thousands of butterflies coexisting harmoniously with people. Butterfly Spring is also the best viewing platform for a bird's-eye view of Yangshuo's "Shangri-La" Yulong River and Yangjiao Mountain. In addition to enjoying the beautiful scenery, Butterfly Spring also offers a variety of activities, such as watching local custom performances and admiring bee training stunts.

The main scenic spots in Butterfly Spring Park include: Butterfly Cave, Butterfly Mountain Waterfall, Butterfly Bridge, Butterfly Mountain Scenic Spot, Butterfly Edge, Butterfly Pavilion, etc.

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