Attractions in Guilin’s Other Counties

Daxu Ancient Town, at the east bank of the middle reaches of Li River, is 18 kilometers to the southeast of Guilin downtown. Since Northern Song Dynasty, Daxue had been a commercial center in this area, and reached its heyday during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is really worth to walk on the cobbled streets to appreciate the ancient buildings along the street. The street is 2500m long and 2m wide stretching through the town. Here, take a stroll along the street, have a leisurely glimpse ...

Silver Cave is situated in Lipu County, 85km away from the Guilin City. It was opened to the public in 1999. Since Guilin is a city with typical karst landform, the cave is also a typical karst cave with various-shaped stalactites and stalagmites. In the cave, stalactites and stalagmites are shining like silver forms a silver river, hence the name.    Silver Cave Scenic Area is the representative of Guilin landscapes with green hills, crystal river, grasslands and green trees. The silver ...

Jiuwu Town is situated in the northwest Guilin. It covers an area of 217,000 square meters. In the modern time, Jiuwu Town still preserved its traditional lifestyle. Many minorities such as Zhuang, Yao, Miao and Hui have lived together here since ancient them. The town is one of the “national planting and forestry town” in China because its large-scale forest coverage of and national new type rich plantation base. The town is very famous for its agricultural contribution..   The ...

Cat Mountain (Mao’er Shan) is Southern China’s highest peak, but because it is relatively isolated and inaccessible to normal travellers and the roads are rough and dangerous, is not often visited. Fortunately, that information is several years out-of-date. Today, the drive to the foot of Mao’er Shan is less than two hours, on very good roads, from the tourist city of Guilin, and is a much more pleasant drive than expected.   A countryside dominated by impressive saw-tooth ...

The Lingqu Canal is located 57 kilometers north of Guilin in the county of Xing'an. It will be a pleasant tour if travellers choos China Travel Agency as a company in the Guilin Lingqu Canal tours.   Constructed at the orders of the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang (214 BC) the Lingqu canal is the most complete existing ancient canal in the world.   Lingqu spans a total length of 37.4 kilometres including the canal mouth, the north canal and the south canal component. The canal ...

Merryland Holiday World in Xing’an County Guilin is a scenic area integrating entertainment, accommodation and golf leisure area into one as one of the top ten theme parks in China. This site is a representative of Guilin tourism. In this resort, tourists can have a leisure holiday in theme park, 5-star holiday resort, forest villa area, golf club, etc…   ♦ Merryland Theme Park This park is a paradise for not only children but also adults. Aiming to create a site which ...

Gooncheng Confucius Temple is built to memory the great ideologist and educationalist Confucius. Covering an area of 3,600 square meters, the temple is built in an area of 1,300 square meters. Built in Yongle Period in Ming Dynasty, this temple is the largest, oldest and most well-preserved one in Guangxi. And it is also the most completed Confucius Temples in China.   ♦ History According to the record, the original Confucius Temple was built in the Phoenix Mountain in the Eastern ...

Water Street in Xing’an is a one-kilometer-long market as well as a popular attraction. This site features the Qin and Han dynasties culture and architectural styles, highlights the culture of ancient bridge, ancient carving art, Lingqu canal, and Lingnan fold art. The parts in this attraction include Qin Dynasty Culture district, Niang Niang Bridge, Wanli Bridge, Masi Bridge, ancient opera platform, Jinzhong Streetm Huguang Hall, Water Street Pavilion, hundred meters carving pass, ancient ...

Gudong Forest & Waterfall Scenic Area is located in the south of Daxu Ancient Town of Lingchuan County, 25 km away from Guilin City. It is a newly developed tourist spot.   Gudong Waterfall In the scenic area there is a multi-level concatenation waterfall formed by underground springs, which is the only one in China. With high content of calcium carbonate in the water, the travertine deposition rate is high, which makes the waterfall grow higher and higher gradually. The elevation ...

Except the famous Longji Terrace Fields in Ping An Zhuang Village, there is another places where is called Jinkeng. Jinkeng Rice Terrace is regarded as one of the wonders in Guilin because it is majestic natural view with unique Yao village with a variety of minority culture and customs. It becomes well-known recent years. Jinkeng Rice Terrace is also a good place for photography. Therefore, it attracts shutterbugs and tourists from all over the world each year. Jinkeng Rice Terrace Fields are ...

Longji Ancient Zhuang Village is located in Longji Scenic Area, surrounded by rice terraces, It is around 10 km from Heping town, 21 km from Longsheng County as well as about 76 km from Guilin. It is a well-preserved ancient village, which is quite near to the famous Ping An Zhuang Village. Therefore, when you visit to Longji Rice Terrace in Ping An Zhuang Village, you could try to walk along the pathway to the Ancient Zhuang Village for around 40 minutes. The Ancient Zhuang Village includes ...