Maybe you come to Guilin for the landscape, maybe you come to Guilin for the delicious food. No matter what your reasons are, Guilin must be a city worth visiting!

 

The journey is so exciting, it’s essential to have a good strategy~

 

 

Guilin is one of the first batch of national historical and cultural cities . After Qin Shihuang unified Lingnan, it belonged to Guilin County. As early as 1201, the famous poet Wang Zhenggong wrote a poem "Guilin's landscape is the best in the world". This title has been passed down to this day.

 

 

Guilin has the famous karst landform. The scenery here is beautiful, picturesque, with rolling mountains and rivers. It is now a world-famous tourist attraction. If you haven’t been to Guilin yet, I hope Guilin will be your next stop.

 

 

Whether you want to see the background of RMB 20 or want to taste Guilin’s food. She is worth your while!

 

 

 

As a local, let me give you a detailed Guilin travel guide! I hope you can share it with more people who are going to Guilin!

 

Satisfy your taste buds

 

01
Guilin rice noodles
In Guilin, experience special snacks, have an authentic "Guilin Feast", and fully experience the real "Guilin on the tip of your tongue".
In addition to Guilin rice noodles, there are also Quanzhou red oil rice noodles, snail noodles, etc. which are worth tasting.

 

 

Tisp: Guilin Laodongjiang Rice Noodles Store Address: No. 3, Longyin Road, Qixing District, Guilin City

Business hours:06:00-16:00

 

 

02
Gongcheng Camellia oleifera
Camellia oleifera, which has been on the list of intangible cultural heritage, certainly has a great history. Gongcheng Camellia oleifera is a unique delicacy in Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County.Gongcheng people make "Camellia oleifera" every morningYou read that right, this tea is made by "beating" it.

 

03
Vinegar duck
04
sticky rice
Guilin people’s favorite breakfast is sometimes also a snack to satisfy their cravings.
 

 

Tisp: Little Red Riding Hood Sticky Rice, No. 9 Libin Road, Xiufeng District, Guilin City

 

Different visual experience
01
Elephant Trunk Hill
Elephant Trunk Mountain, formerly known as Lishan Mountain, is located at the confluence of the Taohua River and the Li River in Guilin. The mountain is named after it resembles a giant elephant standing on the riverside with its nose stretched out and drinking from the sweet springs of the Li River. It is known as the symbol of Guilin's landscape y1>.

 

 

Elephant Trunk Hill is the city emblem of Guilin. The symbol of Guilin tourism It is also a must-see attraction when traveling to Guilin. It is also wonderful to eat a bite of the Internet celebrity ice cream.

 

 

Ticket: 55 yuan

The scenic area is not big, so it is recommended to spend 1-2 hours.

02
Two Rivers and Four Lakes

Guilin's "Two Rivers and Four Lakes" refers to the Li River, Taohua River, Mulong Lake, Gui Lake, Rong Lake, and Shan Lake. The water system around the city is 7.33 kilometers long and has a water surface area of 385,900 square kilometers. square meters.

 

It is one of the business cards of Guilin's landscape. Venice's water system .
 

 

03
Shili Gallery
Guilin's landscapes are the best in the world, and Yangshuo's landscapes are the best in Guilin. If you don’t come to Yangshuo, you haven’t come to Guilin. Shili Gallery vividly displays Guilin’s karst landforms.
 

 

04
Sun and Moon Twin Towers

It would be a pity not to see the night view of the Sun and Moon Twin Towers when you come to Guilin.

 

 

Rich historical atmosphere
01
East and West Alley

Guilin is the former capital of Guangxi Province , and the East-West Alley has been restored in recent years. Starting from the Southern Dynasties, Guilin gradually became the political center in western Lingnan.

 

 

 

The current Xiaoyao Tower was rebuilt on the site of the original building. Standing tall on the west bank of the Li River, it is a two-story, three-eaved attic-style landscape building, imitating the Tang Dynasty style and exuding a noble and royal aura. The Li River meanders from the north, passes through Xiangshan Mountain and Zizhou Bamboo Forest, and flows southward to Yangshuo.

 

 

02
Jingjiang Prince's Mansion

Jingjiang Prince's Mansion is the vassal palace of the Ming Dynasty vassal Jingjiang King Zhu Shouqian. It is now located in the campus of Guangxi Normal University.

 

 

03
Xingping Ancient Town

Shizidan on the southeast side of the ancient street is the ruins of Xiping County. The outline of the city wall is still clear, and fragments of ancient bricks, tiles and ceramics can be seen everywhere.

 

 

The RMB 20 background is located here. The transportation is not convenient and requires an hour's drive from Yangshuo County.

 

 

The river flows continuously
01
Lijiang River
Touring the Li River is a must-see scenic spot when traveling to Guilin. You can go directly from Guilin city to Yangshuo.
 

Source @ a small longan

Tickets: Free
Cruise tickets are subject to actual conditions

 

02
Yulong River

 

Yulong River is the longest tributary of Li River in Yangshuo. The mountains on both sides of the river are beautiful and winding. The river bank is covered with green grass, lush green bamboo and shady trees.
 

The water of Yulong River is like green emerald, clear and translucent. You can see the fish swimming leisurely and the water rafts swaying one by one. The breeze blew over the water, causing ripples, like notes played by a violin, quietly and gently .
 

Source @游君君

 

03
silver rock

 

There are a large number of colorful and exquisite stalagmites, stalactites, stone pillars, stone curtains, and stone flowers in the cave, which are dazzling to the eye. They form the Shiling Zhaoxia, Crystal Palace, Huaguo Mountain and other landscapes, which are dizzying for tourists, like a fairyland, and are known as "Nature’s Palace of Art”.

 

 

Ticket: 65 yuan

There is no signal for mobile phones in the cave~ The cave is relatively cold, so you can wear more clothes (pure natural air conditioning)

 

Strategy
three days and two nights

Day1: Elephant Trunk Hill—Jingjiang City—East-West Alley—Xiaoyao Tower—Two Rivers and Four Lakes
Day2: Lijiang River—Xingping Ancient Town—Shili Gallery—Impression of Liu Sanjie or Guilin’s Eternal Love—Yangshuo West Street
Day3: Yinziyan - Yulong River - Paradise

transportation
Airplane/High Speed ​​Rail

Priority is given to Guilin Station, followed by Guilin North and Guilin West, which are located in remote locations.

It takes 20 minutes to get to Yangshuo by high-speed rail, but the Yangshuo high-speed rail station is located in a remote location and takes an hour's drive.

It is recommended to drive there~

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