Gui
Lin
 The
scenery of Gui Lin has been called
the finest under heaven. Situated in the
northeast of Guangxi
Zhuang Autonomous Region, Gui Lin City
is South China's shining pearl, with verdant
mountains, elegant waters, magnificent crags
and fantastic caverns. It has a total area
of 27,809 sq.km and a population of 4.8
million, thereinto the urban area being
565 sq.km and the population 603,500.
Gui Lin 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 (111 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.
In 1921, the North Expeditionary Army led
by Sun Zhongshan (Dr. Sun Yat-sen) joined
forces In Guilin, and the headquarters was
sited in the Royal Palace at the foot of
the Solitary Beauty Peak. The city acquired
its present name in the year of 1940.
 Belonging
to the subtropical region, Guilin enjoys
a mild climate with sufficient rainfall.
Its yearly average temperature is 18.8'C,
and the hottest month, August, has an average
temperature of 28'C, while the coldest months,
which are January and February are 8'C on
the average. Du Fu,a very famous poet of
Tang Dynasty so said of its climate: 'When
it is scorchingly hot everywhere in the
Five Ridges, only Gui Lin has temperate
weather.'
Gui Lin was originally a vast
expanse of sea until about one hundred and
ninety million years ago, when, owing to
the movement of the earth crust, the whole
area rose and became land. The Limestone,
weathered and eroded by water, became today's
fantastic stone forests, peaks, underground
streams and caves, thus giving unique features
to Guilin's scenery.
 The
mountains In Gui Lin, rising abruptly
from the ground, stand in various stately
shapes. Moreover, they have in them a great
number of colourful caves. These mountains
with strangely-shaped peaks and caves of
unique formation, together with the crystal-clear
rivers that surround the city, characterize
Guilin's scenery and have brought it world
fame.
Li River, a picturesque river
well known both at home and abroad, is at
its most beautiful starting from Gui Lin
to Yangshuo, distancing 83 km. Winding her
way amidst the mountains and through villages,
the Li River adds a great charm to the picture-like
landscape of Guilin, where people can see
mountains with fantastic peaks, green and
clear waters, and festoon-like fields.
 Gui
Lin also abounds in historical relics.
Stone carving alone amounts to approximately
2,000 pieces. Of all the scenic spots in
the city, Pu Tuo Hill, Crescent Moon Hill
and Folded Brocade Hill possess the greatest
number of these carvings, but crowning all
is the Dragon Refuge Cave, which, as it
Is lined with stelae, is properly called
'Guilin Stelae Forest'.
As a tourist destination second
to none in China, Gui Lin will surely
continue to attract ever more visitors from
home and abroad.
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