Just as Xian is a must when you travel to China, so is Guilin. The stunning landscape in which the city is situated has a kind of magic that is all its own.
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The strangely shaped hills, or karsts, with the verdant vegetation ranging from bamboo to conifers together with wonderful caves make Guilin such an attraction for tourists.
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Located in the northeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin is considered to be the pearl of China's thriving tourist industry on account of the natural beauty and historic treasures.
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Covering an area of about 27,800 square kilometers (10,734 square miles), the city is rather compact when compared with other leading cities in the country.
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However, situated within this area one may find green mountains, crystal clear waters, unique caves and beautiful stones.
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Guilin is also an important cultural city with a history encompassing more than 2000 years.
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The city has been the political, economic and cultural center of Guangxi since the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127).
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The many ethnic minorities represented here that include the Zhuang,
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Yao, Hui, Miao, Mulao, Maonan and Dong enrich the cultural life of the city.
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Each minority has its own unique customs and festivals and this means that they are much more abundant here than in many other places elsewhere in China.
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Guilin is a well-developed tourist center with convenient transportation, communication and accommodation facilities.
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You can enter Guilin by air, by train or by bus and get around on free buses.
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From luxury hotels to hostels, from splendid restaurants to local snacks, you are sure to find that your needs will be met beyond your expectations.
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Lying in the northeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin is praised as the pearl of China's tourist industry. It is commonly known that the landscape of Guilin is supreme under the heavens. The tourist attractions here stand out with their green mountains, crystal waters, unique caves and beautiful stones. It is impossible to visit China without seeing the dreamy scenery of Guilin which are so well-known from Chinese scroll paintings.
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With its location five kilometers northwest of the downtown of Guilin, the Reed Flute Cave is a brilliant cave marked on almost all travel itineraries.
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The cave got its name from the verdant reeds growing outside it, with which people make flutes.
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Inside this water-eroded cave is a spectacular world of various stalactites, stone pillars and rock formations created by carbonate deposition.
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Illuminated by colored lighting, the fantastic spectacle is found in many variations along this 240-meter-long cave.
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Walking through the serried stone pillars, tourists feast their eyes on changing spots, feeling they are in a paradise where the Gods live.
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The Reed Flute Cave is absolutely a must-see attraction. It is situated in the highway of the Guangming Hill, in the northwestern suburbs of the city.
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The cave got its name from a kind of flutes growing outside which can be made into melodious flutes. The cave is filled with a large number of stalactites, stalagmites, rocks in all strange shapes.
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