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  Guilin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guilin (Chinese: 桂林; Pinyin: Guìlín; Wade-Giles: Kuei-lin, Postal System Pinyin: Kweilin; Zhuang: Gveilinz) is one of China's most picturesque cities, with a population of 670,000, situated in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China on the west bank of the Lijiang River (also called the Li River).
Guilin cuisine is known for its sweetness and delicate use of spice and chili, and the chili sauce called Guìlín làjiāojiàng (桂林辣椒酱; used as a dip for hot pot dishes)[1] is particularly famous.
Guilin cuisine is typified by its sweetness and delicate use of spice and chili.
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 Guilin - Amazing Landscape
Guilin by the banks of the Li River in southern China is justifiably considered to be one of the most beautiful in China.
Guilin and its surroundings are still mostly agricultural, but this is limited by the numerous mountains which pose a problem in the whole of Guangxi region.
South-west of Guilin, in the centre of the Autonomous region of Guangxi is Linzhou with 600,000 inhabitants, is an expanding industrial town, pricturesque and typically southern Chinese.
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 Map of Guilin,Guilin travel guide,Guilin tour guide,Guilin travel services, Guilin tours,Guilin hotel,Guilin ...
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.
Guilin Travel Liangjiang International Airport was completed and opened to traffic on 1st Oct. 1996, and is a modern International Airport newly established in the southwest of China.
Guilin tour Yangshuo tour is people­accomplished, creative, vibrant people like the Han, Naxi, the H'mong, the Bai, and the Tibetans people who built elaborate monasteries, temples and pagodas, people who established great, progressive cities and kingdoms, and people who still live in ancient and remote villages.
www.sinowaytravel.com /guilin-travel-tour.htm   (2186 words)

  
 Travel Guilin China
Guilin China and surrounding areas would be one of the most beautiful regions of China.
Guilin China is an area that can be visited during any season, though a little cold in the winter.
Guilin City itself is generally used as a base, from where all the major attractions of the area can be visited.
www.travel-the-real-china.com /guilin-china.html   (479 words)

  
 CTS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Folded Brocade Hill is one of Guilin's most popular peaks for climbing because of its proximity to the city center in the northeast of Guilin, near the Lijiang River.
Guilin has many first class and deluxe hotels, but accommodations in Yangshuo tend to be simpler, with many backpacker guesthouses and one 3-star hotel.
Guilin cuisine is a combination of Cantonese and Hunanese dishes, usually with a hint of sourness and spiciness.
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 Tales of Asia - Guilin
Guilin does have a nice new airport on a nice new highway connecting it to the city.
And then perhaps to prove there really were humans in Guilin, she helped carry my bag, showed me a short cut down some alley, and once we reached the minibuses made sure the bus operator charged me the local price of five yuan and nothing extra for my bag.
In 2002 I was forced to spend a little more time in Guilin as I had to sort out a visa extension and with an early morning train departure we decided to spend one night in the city before leaving for Kunming.
www.talesofasia.com /china-guilin.htm   (2452 words)

  
 Guilin - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Guilin
The city is located at an important railway junction on the line from Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province.
During World War II Guilin was the capital of Guangxi and the mid-way refuelling point between Hong Kong and Chongqing; its population doubled between 1936 and 1943.
One of the city's numerous stalactite grottoes served as an air-raid shelter, as well as housing a cinema and a school.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Guilin   (177 words)

  
 Guilin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Guilin is a small city by Chinese standards with approximately 600,000 inhabitants.
Guilin is an ideal city to start your Li River cruise to Yangshuo.
Guilin has a great range of restaurants, from the street stalls selling noodles and simple Chinese dishes to the fancy restaurants in the big hotels.
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 Guilin - Wikitravel
Guilin (桂林) is a city in Guangxi Province, China.
Guilin itself is like most other medium size Chinese cities, other than it has a large amount of western-style hotels and tourists.
It is well worth heading straight out of Guilin as soon as you arrive, and staying in the much friendlier and more picturesque town of Yangshuo.
wikitravel.org /en/Guilin   (573 words)

  
 Guilin - China
Guilin is a fairyland in the world with "Fascinating Views of Three Hills", "Nine Horses in Picture Hill", "Places of Interest in Xingping" and "Green-Lotus World" etc.
It is deemed as the symbol of Guilin.
Banyan Lake and Fir Lake are located in the centre of Guilin city - Banyan Lake is west and Fir Lake is east with the Yang Bridge as the boundary.
www.circleofasia.com /guide/guilin.asp   (498 words)

  
 Guilin Travel Guide, Map, Weather, Attractions
Guilin became the political center for Guangxi Region since Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.) and its economy and culture developed rapidly.
Under the Song Dynasty (960-1280 A.D.), Guilin was not only the political,economic and cultural center in Guangxi, but also one of the most important cities in southern China and was known as "Capital City of Southwestern China".
Double-decker and triple-decker river boats which weigh anchor from a pier at Zhujiang, about 40 minutes from Guilin by bus, and meander through the sleepy countryside are relaxing way to enjoy the superlative river scenery and life along its banks.
www.discoverchinatours.com /cityguide/guilin.asp   (1033 words)

  
 CNTO - China National Tourist Office
It was once said, "the landscape of Yangshuo is unmatched in Guilin." Mountains standing to the south, west and north hem in Yangshuo.
Elephant Trunk Hill is regarded as the emblem of Guilin.
Guilin is an ancient city on the shore of the mesmerizing Lijiang River in northeastern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
www.cnto.org /guilin.asp   (529 words)

  
 Welcome to travel to Guilin China!
Guilin, one of the most-visited Chinese cities, has long been famous for its limestone karst hills.
Upon your arrival at Guilin, the most scenic city in China, our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel.The rest of the day is free at your own leisure.
Guilin gets all the press, but Yangshuo, a great, laid-back base from which to explore other small villages in the nearby countryside, arguably surpasses it visually.
www.chinaodysseytours.com /tour_guilin.html   (925 words)

  
 Guilin Mountains: View From Highest Peak With TV Transmitter
The Guilin mountains have a special place in my memories from my first visit in 1987, when I saw them through the aeroplane windows as we circled to land at the airport.
My friends told me that one of the best places to see the Guilin mountains was from the top of the highest peak, so during my 1990 visit they hired a mini bus to take me to see the new TV Transmitter on the high peak, the first Westerner to do so.
A new road had been built from the bottom to the top exposing yellow earth in which seedlings of pine trees had begun to establish themselves; nature was beginning to reclaim its lost territory.
beifan.com /001gui/1guilin-mountains.html   (420 words)

  
 Guilin China : Guilin Travel Information,Map,Hotel and Picture of Guilin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In recent decades, although development and exploding tourism are changing the face of this beautiful city, Guilin has remained one of the greenest and scenic cities of China.
Guilin is situated along the Lijiang River, which is a favorite travel attraction in itself.
While Guilin is a very beautiful place, many travelers simply pass though Guilin on the way to their true destination, Yangshuo.
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 Guilin Hotel Guide, Guilin Hotels - China Hotel Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Guilin Merryland is located 60km northeast of Guilin, with a five star hotel, a forest resort village, golf course and a theme park.
The Guilin Bravo Hotel is located on the banks of the picturesque Rong Lake in the historical part of the town.
The Guilin Ronghu Hotel is situated on the west bank of Banyan Lake in the center of Guilin city.
www.china-hotel-guide.com /guilin.htm   (411 words)

  
 Guilin travel guide, Lijiang River, Li River, Yangshuo, Longsheng, Sanjiang
Guilin is a historical and cultural city as well as a tourist wonderland of world fame.
From Guilin to Yangshuo, the river travels 83 kilometers with both shores decorated with "numerous green hills popped up out of the ground," a poetic and picturesque environment in which one cannot but feel relaxed and refreshed.
Guilin is also a multi-national city with a population of 1.25 million of 11 ethnic groups of the Han, Zhuang, Miao, Yao, etc. The diversity in dresses and social customs of different ethnic groups offers colorful folklife and attracts large numbers of tourists from home and abroad.
www.cnhomestay.com /city/guilin/guilin.htm   (2939 words)

  
 Guilin Travel Information, Travel Guide to Guilin China
Guilin named after the fragrance of osmanthus, built in Qin Dynasty over 2,000 years ago, prospering in Tang and Song, flourishing in Ming and Qing, is a world famous tourist city for its picturesque scenery, as well as a well-known cultural and historic city.
Guilin scenery is acclaimed as the "Best Under Heaven" and the most beautiful scenes are found along the Li-River.
Located 65 kilometers to the southeast of Guilin, Yangshuo is an ancient town which became a county in Jin Dynasty some 1500 years ago.
www.chinahighlights.com /guilin   (565 words)

  
 Guide To Investment In Guangxi
Guilin, Nanning and Beihai, etc. the airports of Guilin, Liuzhou, Wuzhou and Yulin etc.are under construction or plan to construct, and the Nanning and Beihai's are to be enlarged.
First of all, Guilin positions itself as a key city in the Southwest of China, the political, economic and cultural hub of northern Guangxi and window of the Province opening to the outside world.
The Zone stands 2 kilometers off Guilin Railroad Station and is run through by a special line and a cargo station; the Hunan-Guangxi Railway also traverses the City, Transportation by route of the Li River goes to Wuzhou Harbor, then down to the Pearl River and finally reaches the South China Sea.
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 Hotels & Resorts in Guilin China with up to 75% Discount
The Guilin Osmanthus Hotel is located in the scenic riverside of downtown Guilin.
The Guilin Bravo Hotel was the first international hotel opened in Guilin in 1987.
By 1991, it was conferred a 4 star hotel rating, after a swimming pool and health centre were added to the hotel`s facilities.
www.asiatravel.com /china/guilin.html   (603 words)

  
 Guilin
Its claim to fame is location, location, location — situated up the Li Jiang, easily one of the most beautiful rivers in the world.
Most tourists, and there are droves of them, take one of the many busses to a deeper spot downriver where boat after boat takes a roughly three-hour cruise to Yangshuo.
Meanwhile, the standard tourist version is easily arranged for around $50, with busses leaving to the boat launch from the hotels.
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 Guilin, Guilinn information, China tour
The mountains and waters of Guilin are the best under heaven," he said as he gestured past the "Yearning-for-Husband's-Return Rock." "This landscape is not for China but for the world."...
The city of Guilin was founded in the Qin Dynasty in 314 BC as a small settlement on the Lijiang River.
A boat trip from Guilin along the Lijiang River presents one of the finest excursions on your tour of China.
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 Compare Hotels in Guilin China, Lowest Price Guarantee.
Situated in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin is an important transportation hub in a scenic region made famous by classical Chinese poets and painters.
The Golden Elephant Hotel Guilin has all of the amenities, facilities and levels of comfort you would expect from a hotel of this class.
The Guilin Guishan Hotel is a traditional style hotel and the largest and best-furnished four star hotel in Guilin (Kuei-lin or Kweilin).
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 Guilin Hotels - Discount Hotel in Guilin China
The Guilin Osmanthus Hotel is beside the Taohuajiang River in the centre of Guilin City.
The Sheraton Guilin Hotel is ideally situated alongside the Li River.
Guilin Plaza Hotel Guilin, is a well appointed hotel with a variety of facilities.
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 guilin hotels - Hotel in China Hotels:Guangzhou hotel,Hong kong Hotels,Shanghai hotel,Beijing hotel,macao hotel,& ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Guilin is world famous for its picturesque and beatiful scenery, and is a well-known cultural and historic city.
Located amongst limestone kast, in the subtropical zone, Guilin boasts a pleasant climate for sight-seeing throughout the four seasons.
Guilin hotel accommodation is of a high standard, and Sheraton, Holiday Inn or other well known internationals each have a Guilin hotel with excellent conference or forum facilities.
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 Restaurant in Guilin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Bamboo leaves stuffed with sweet rice and rice noodles are the two great snacks available all over Guilin and are a delicious snack.
Description: It is a famous local restaurant with many years of history and features authentic Guilin cuisine.
Description: It is one of the most famous Cantonese restaurants in Guilin.
www.guilinchina.net /guilininformation/restaurant.htm   (204 words)

  
 Guilin: Pictures Of Guilin, China, Street Scenes, Karst Mountains and Lakes.
Guilin: Pictures Of Guilin, China, Street Scenes, Karst Mountains and Lakes.
Guilin craftsman skillfully carves a Chinese chop under dim light of kerosene lamps.
Guilin picture of track of yellow earth to the highest peak of Guilin mountains.
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