Guilin is located in the northeastern part of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, between latitude 248 and 251 north and longitude 1095 and 1100east, covering an area of 4195 square kilometers and has a population of 1.2 million. Guilin stands in a temperature zone of subtropical climate, an average temperature is 20 with an annual rainfall of 1890 mm.

Guilin is a historical and cultural city as well as a tourist wonderland of world fame. It literally means "cassia tree forest", named for the local cassia trees, whose scent wafts through the city in autumn.

There are green hills and fields, forests of peculiar pinnacles and the beautiful Li River winding through the city. 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.

The history of Guilin dates back to over 2,000 years ago. With the help of the natural elements of wind and rain, Guilin goes into a wonderland of weird shaped and isolated peaks and bizarre and fantastic-looking caves amidst limpid waters and nice fields.

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.

Guilin is a clean city with charming waterfront and ever-changing moods. Hills and parks mottle the urban landscape. A few sights, like Elephant Trunk Hill, Wave-Subduing (Fubo) Hill, and the port area, are illuminated at night. And the many small restaurants offer particularly Li River cuisine, such as fish, eel, frog, snail, shrimp and snake.

DieCai Hill

Located north of Guilin by the Li River, Diecai Hill rises abruptly with an elevation of 73 meters. The grotesque-looking rocks, with patterns suggesting a great pile of folded brocade, gave the hill its present name Folded Brocade Hill. Covering an area of 2 square kilometers, the hill consists of Yuyue Hill, Siwang Hill (Look-on-All-Direction Hill), Crane Peak and Bright Moon Peak.

Many charming scenes such as Diecai Pavilion, Diecai Archway, Windy Cave and Cloud-catching Pavilion scatter on the hill.

Elephant Trunk

The elephant hill, also called the elephant trunk hill, lies on the conjunction of the li river and the peach blossom river. It is the badge of guilin city.

The whole hill looks exactly like an elephant drinking water by the li river. It is the masterpiece of karst landscape, composed of pure limestone deposited on seabed 360million years ago.
Li River Scenery
Li River is the highlight of your Guilin tour, as is one of the highlight in China. The 54-kilometer Waterway on the twisty Li River from Zhujiang to Yangshuo covers hundreds and thousands of grotesque peaks.

Fubo Hill

Fubo Hill stands on the west bank of the liriver in downtown guilin. The east part of the hill strecth into the river, seems to hold back the turbulent waves, thus it was named Fubo Hill. There are return pearl cave, sword testing rock, big iron bell and huge cooking pot in Fubo Park.

Solitary Beauty Peak

It rises sheer from the ground inside the palace in the center of the city. It has acquired a fame of "the Pillar Holding up the Southern Sky" because of its majesty. The climb to the top is steep but there are good views of the town, the Li River and the surrounding hills. On the eastern cliff there remains giant engraved characters by the Qing dynasty calligraphers.