Hello everyone. Welcome to Guilin. Today I will introduce history, culture,some interesting sights about Guilin.
Guilin is a city in China, situated in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on the west bank of the Li River. Its name means forest of Sweet Osmanthus, owing to the large number of fragrant Sweet Osmanthus trees located in the city. The city has long been renowned for its unique scenery.
Two crusted movements of earth took place about 200 and 180 million years age thrusting the limestone sediments out of the sea bottom. They were forced upwards more than 200 meters to the surface. This Karst formation was molded through many years of erosion by the wind and rain to become the hills and rocks with bizarre shapes. There are numerous complete Karst (limestone sites), which are of high scientific value and tour value.
Guilin is named after the fragrance of cherry bay and saw its first inhabitants in Qin Dynasty over 2000 years ago. Guilin experienced a prosperous period during Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasty under the patronage from succeeding Emperors with long history and numerous historic relics sparkling around the city.
Guilin is regarded as the most picturesque city in China. Two crystal clear rivers--Lijiang River and Peach Blossom River meander through the city, which are encircled by hills with unusual & bizarre rock formations and caves inside.
Guilin is not only a perfect place for living, but also an extraordinary, eco- friendly tour destination. Welcome to experience this unique and warm city with your family or friends.
The earliest traces of human habitation in Guilin dated back to the Qin Dynasty (B.C.221- B.C.214). Since then, Guilin has become the political, economic and cultural centre of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, local civilization lived prosperously leaving many historic relics still intact today. Among the innumerable historic relics, there are some distinguished representatives including Jingjiang Prince Villa Inscription (of the Ming Dynasty), which was carved in Yinwu Hill, and is the largest of all the inscriptions in Guilin. Meanwhile, Guilin’s Ling Canal, which is located in Xing’an County, ranks as one of the three greatest Water Conservancies in Ancient China. It was built in the Qin Dynasty and is still fully functional today. Owning such an abundance of historic relics and inscriptions, in 1982 Guilin became part of China’s first batch of National Historic and Cultural Cities.
No matter what you are looking for in particular, whether traveling alone or with your buddy, Guilin can easily be the right place and your first choice for travel. At this day in age, many busy young people dream about the simple life living in tune with nature in a close and comfortably sized village society. Guilin offers a variety of activities to make your adventure forever unforgettable, including thrilling hiking, biking, drifting, climbing, camping and a variety of other outdoor explorations.
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