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{{Short description|Prefecture-level city in Guangxi}}
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| demographics2_title1 = [[Prefecture-level city]]
| demographics2_info1 = [[CN¥]] 231.1 billion<br />[[US$]] 35.8 billion 
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| demographics2_info2 = CN¥ 46,767<br />US$ 7,249
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'''Guilin'''<!--Chinese in infobox--> ([[Standard Zhuang]]: ''Gveilinz''), [[postal map romanization|formerly]] [[romanization of Chinese|romanized]] as '''Kweilin''', is a [[prefecture-level city]] in the northeast of [[China]]'s [[Guangxi|Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region]]. It is situated on the west bank of the [[Li River (Guangxi)|Li River]] and borders [[Hunan]] to the north. Its name means "forest of [[sweet osmanthus]]", owing to the large number of fragrant sweet osmanthus trees located in the region. The city has long been renowned for its [[Guilin Scenic Area|scenery]] of [[karst]] topography.

Guilin is one of China's most popular tourist destinations,<ref>{{cite book |last=Foster |first=Simon |title=Frommer's China |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781118094198 |url-access=registration |year=2012 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=9781118223529 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781118094198/page/612 612]}}</ref> and the epithet "By water, by mountains, most lovely, Guilin" ({{zh|labels=no|c=山水甲天下}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://language.chinadaily.com.cn/trans/2009-01/24/content_7414726.htm|script-title=zh:“桂林山水甲天下”之英译 |work=[[China Daily]] |language=zh-cn |access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref> is often associated with the city. The [[State Council of China]] has designated Guilin a [[List of National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in China|National Famous Historical and Cultural City]], doing so in the first edition of the list.

== History ==
Before the [[Qin dynasty]], the Guilin region was settled by the [[Baiyue people]].<ref name="people" /> In 314 BC, a small settlement was established along the banks of the [[Li River (Guangxi)|Li River]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discoverchina.com/article/cruise-through-the-beautiful-scenery-of-the-li-river-in-guilin|title=Cruise Through The Beautiful Scenery Of The Li River In Guilin|website=Discover China|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>

During the Qin dynasty's (221–206 BC) campaigns against the state of [[Nanyue]], the first administration was set up in the area around Guilin.<ref name="Encyclopædia Britannica Online">{{cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/324390/Guilin | title=Guilin (China) Encyclopædia Britannica | publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica (Online) | access-date=11 July 2013}}</ref> The modern city was located within the [[Guilin Commandery]], which is the origin of the modern name "Guilin".

In 111 BC, during the reign of [[Emperor Wu of Han|Emperor Wu]] of the [[Han dynasty]], Shi'an County ({{zh|links=no|s=始安县|t=始安縣}}) was established, which could be regarded as the beginning of the city.

In AD 507, the town was renamed Guizhou (Gui Prefecture, {{zh|labels=no|c=桂州}}).<ref name="people" />

In 634, [[Lingui County]] was established at the modern site of Guilin, under Gui Prefecture. In 868, [[Pang Xun]] rebelled against the Tang from Gui Prefecture.<ref name="people" />

Guilin prospered in the [[Tang dynasty|Tang]] and [[Song dynasty|Song]] dynasties but remained a county. The city was also a nexus between the central government and the southwest border, and it was where regular armies were placed to guard that border. [[Canal]]s were built through the city so that food supplies could be directly transported from the food-productive [[Yangtze River|Yangtze]] plain to the farthest southwestern point of the empire.

In 997, the [[Guangnan West Circuit]], the predecessor of modern Guangxi, was established, with Guizhou as the capital. In 1133, Guizhou was renamed Jingjiang Prefecture ({{zh|links=no|s=静江路|t=靜江路}}). In 1367, the name was changed to Guilin Prefecture ({{zh|labels=no|c=桂林府}}).<ref name="people">{{cite web |script-title=zh:桂林概况 |url=http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/8198/53318/53322/3707531.html |website=people.com.cn |language=zh-cn |access-date=29 October 2018 |archive-date=29 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029191712/http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/8198/53318/53322/3707531.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1921, Guilin became one of the headquarters of the Northern Expeditionary Army led by [[Sun Yat-sen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/travel/2011-03/09/content_12142923.htm|title=Guilin never ceases to amaze|access-date=19 April 2016}}</ref> In 1940, Guilin City was established.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.justchina.org/china/guilin/guilin-history.asp |title=History of Guilin |access-date=18 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509193825/http://www.justchina.org/china/guilin/guilin-history.asp |archive-date=9 May 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/guangxi/guilin/|title=Guilin History|access-date=19 April 2016}}</ref> Guilin was the provincial capital of Guangxi before 1912 and from 1936 to 1949.

Guilin became one of the most important [[military]], [[transport]], and cultural centers of China during World War II. The city drastically expanded as refugees from all over China poured in, and by 1944 its population had grown from 70,000 pre-war to more than 500,000. It hosted intellectuals and artists including [[Guo Moruo]], [[Mao Dun]], [[Ba Jin]], [[Tian Han]], [[Xu Beihong]], [[Feng Zikai]] and many others.<ref>{{cite news |title=初心50城｜广西桂林："抗战文化城"的新文旅之路 |url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_12355661 |access-date=7 December 2021 |agency=thepaper.cn |date=23 April 2021}}</ref>

In 1950, the provincial capital of Guangxi was moved from Guilin to [[Nanning]].

In 1981, Guilin was listed by the [[State Council of the People's Republic of China|State Council]] as one of the four cities (the other three being [[Beijing]], [[Hangzhou]], and [[Suzhou, Jiangsu|Suzhou]]) where the protection of historical and cultural heritage, as well as [[Guilin Scenic Area|natural scenery]], should be treated as a priority project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatwall-of-china-beijing.com/guilin-travel.html#.UUc8KxeG1Lo|title=Beijing Hotels 【 #1 Ranked Hotel in Beijing 】 - Nehow.com|work=Nehow.com|access-date=19 April 2016|archive-date=25 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525161725/http://www.greatwall-of-china-beijing.com/guilin-travel.html#.UUc8KxeG1Lo|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinatourguide.com/guilin/guilin_history.html|title=Guilin History|access-date=19 April 2016}}</ref>

== Administrative divisions ==
[[File:伏波山.JPG|thumb|upright=1.2|Statue of [[Ma Yuan (Han dynasty)|Ma Yuan]] at Fuboshan, Guilin.]]
[[File:抗戰時期的桂林.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Streets of Guilin during [[World War II]]]]
Guilin administers seventeen [[Administrative divisions of China#County level|county-level divisions]], including 6 [[District of China|districts]], 8 [[County (People's Republic of China)|counties]], 2 [[Autonomous counties of the People's Republic of China|autonomous counties]], and 1 [[county-level city]].
*[[District (China)|District]]: 
**[[Xiufeng District]] ({{lang|zh-hans|秀峰区}}) 
**[[Xiangshan District, Guilin|Xiangshan District]] ({{lang|zh-hans|象山区}}) 
**[[Diecai District]] ({{lang|zh-hans|叠彩区}}) 
**[[Qixing District]] ({{lang|zh-hans|七星区}}) 
**[[Yanshan District]] ({{lang|zh-hans|雁山区}})
**[[Lingui District]] ({{lang|zh-hans|临桂区}})
* [[County-level city]]:
**[[Lipu, Guangxi|Lipu]] city ({{lang|zh|荔浦市}})
* [[Counties of the People's Republic of China|County]]: 
**[[Yangshuo County]] ({{lang|zh-hans|阳朔县}})
**[[Lingchuan County, Guangxi|Lingchuan County]] ({{lang|zh-hans|灵川县}}) 
**[[Xing'an County]] ({{lang|zh-hans|兴安县}}) 
**[[Quanzhou County]] ({{lang|zh|全州县}}) 
**[[Yongfu County]] ({{lang|zh|永福县}}) 
**[[Ziyuan County]] ({{lang|zh-hans|资源县}})
**[[Guanyang County]] ({{lang|zh-hans|灌阳县}}) 
**[[Pingle County]] ({{lang|zh-hans|平乐县}})
* [[Autonomous counties of the People's Republic of China|Autonomous county]]: 
**[[Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County]] ({{lang|zh-hans|恭城瑶族自治县}})
**[[Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County]] ({{lang|zh-hans|龙胜各族自治县}})

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==Geography==
[[File:Txu-oclc-10552568-ng49-10.jpg|thumb|Map including Guilin (labeled as {{lang|zh|桂林}} KUEI-LIN (KWEILIN) (Walled)) ([[Army Map Service|AMS]], 1954)]]
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Guilin is located in northern Guangxi, bordering [[Liuzhou]] to the west, [[Laibin]] to the southwest, [[Wuzhou]] to the south, [[Hezhou]] to the southeast, and within neighbouring [[Hunan]], [[Huaihua]] to the northwest, [[Shaoyang]] to the north, and [[Yongzhou]] to the east. It has a total area of {{convert|27809|km2}}. The topography of the area is marked by [[Karst|karst formations]]. The karsts surrounding Guilin are made of [[Triassic]] period [[limestone]] and [[Dolomite (rock)|dolomite rock]]s. The [[Li River, Guangxi|Li River]] flows through the city.

*Hills and mountains: Diecai Hill ({{lang|zh-hans-CN|叠彩山}}), [[Elephant Trunk Hill]], Wave-Subduing Hill ({{lang|zh-hans-CN|伏波山}}), Lipu Mountains, [[Kitten Mountain]], the highest peak of Guangxi, and Yao Hill ({{lang|zh-hans-CN|尧山}})
*Caves: [[Reed Flute Cave]], [[Seven-star Cave]]

==Climate==
[[File:Guilin (579528340).jpg|thumb|Fog on the [[Li River]]]]
Guilin has a monsoon-influenced [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa'', bordering on ''Cwa''), with short, mild winters, and long, hot, humid summers. Winter begins dry but becomes progressively wetter and cloudier. Spring is generally overcast and often rainy, while summer continues to be rainy, though it is the sunniest time of year. Autumn is sunny and dry. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from {{convert|8.1|°C|1}} in January to {{convert|28.2|°C|1}} in July, and the annual mean is {{convert|19.12|°C|1}}. The annual rainfall is just under {{convert|1890|mm|in|abbr=on}} and is delivered in bulk (~50%) from April to June, when the [[plum rain]]s occur and often create the risk of flooding. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 14% in March to 53% in September, the city receives 1,487 hours of bright sunshine annually. Extremes since 1951 have ranged from {{convert|−4.9|°C|0}} (though an unofficial record low of {{convert|−5.0|°C|0}} was recorded on 25 January 1940)<ref>{{Cite web |title=中国各地城市的历史最低气温 |url=https://weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309404203050792315805 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=weibo.com}}</ref> to {{convert|40.3|°C|0}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Extreme Temperatures Around the World |url=https://www.mherrera.org/temp.htm |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=www.mherrera.org}}</ref>

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| Jan high C = 11.7
| Feb high C = 14.2
| Mar high C = 17.5
| Apr high C = 23.7
| May high C = 27.9
| Jun high C = 30.5
| Jul high C = 32.8
| Aug high C = 33.2
| Sep high C = 30.8
| Oct high C = 26.3
| Nov high C = 20.8
| Dec high C = 14.9
| Jan mean C = 8.4
| Feb mean C = 10.6
| Mar mean C = 13.9
| Apr mean C = 19.6
| May mean C = 23.7
| Jun mean C = 26.6
| Jul mean C = 28.4
| Aug mean C = 28.4
| Sep mean C = 26.0
| Oct mean C = 21.5
| Nov mean C = 16.2
| Dec mean C = 10.8
| Jan low C = 6.1
| Feb low C = 8.3
| Mar low C = 11.4
| Apr low C = 16.6
| May low C = 20.7
| Jun low C = 23.8
| Jul low C = 25.2
| Aug low C = 25.0
| Sep low C = 22.6
| Oct low C = 18.3
| Nov low C = 13.1
| Dec low C = 8.0
| Jan record high C = 27.6
| Jan record low C = −4.9
| Feb record high C = 32.8
| Feb record low C = −3.6
| Mar record high C = 33.7
| Mar record low C = 0.0
| Apr record high C = 35.6
| Apr record low C = 4.0
| May record high C = 36.6
| May record low C = 10.7
| Jun record high C = 37.4
| Jun record low C = 13.0
| Jul record high C = 40.3
| Jul record low C = 18.2
| Aug record high C = 39.4
| Aug record low C = 18.3
| Sep record high C = 38.5
| Sep record low C = 12.9
| Oct record high C = 35.6
| Oct record low C = 6.1
| Nov record high C = 32.6
| Nov record low C = 0.7
| Dec record high C = 27.6
| Dec record low C = −3.3
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| Jan precipitation mm = 68.9
| Feb precipitation mm = 83.9
| Mar precipitation mm = 153.0
| Apr precipitation mm = 226.7
| May precipitation mm = 321.1
| Jun precipitation mm = 448.7
| Jul precipitation mm = 266.3
| Aug precipitation mm = 147.6
| Sep precipitation mm = 80.9
| Oct precipitation mm = 54.9
| Nov precipitation mm = 81.9
| Dec precipitation mm = 54.1
| Jan humidity = 71
| Feb humidity = 73
| Mar humidity = 78
| Apr humidity = 78
| May humidity = 78
| Jun humidity = 81
| Jul humidity = 77
| Aug humidity = 75
| Sep humidity = 70
| Oct humidity = 66
| Nov humidity = 67
| Dec humidity = 65
| unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
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| Feb precipitation days = 13.6
| Mar precipitation days = 19.3
| Apr precipitation days = 18.5
| May precipitation days = 18.2
| Jun precipitation days = 18.5
| Jul precipitation days = 16.1
| Aug precipitation days = 12.5
| Sep precipitation days = 7.9
| Oct precipitation days = 7.1
| Nov precipitation days = 9.2
| Dec precipitation days = 10.1
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| Dec sun = 102.1
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| Oct percentsun = 44
| Nov percentsun = 38
| Dec percentsun = 31
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| Jan snow days = 1.1
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==Demographics==
According to the [[2020 Chinese census]], its population was 4,931,137 inhabitants, and 2,148,641 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of 6 urban Districts plus Lingchuan County now being conurbated.
According to the [[2010 Chinese census]], the largest ethnic group in the prefecture-level city was [[Han Chinese]], accounting for 84.53% of the total population. This was followed by [[Yao people|Yao]] at 7.79% and [[Zhuang people|Zhuang]] at 4.81%.<ref>广西壮族自治区统计局、广西壮族自治区人口普查办公室. 《广西壮族自治区2010年人口普查资料》. 中国统计出版社. 2012年7月. ISBN 978-7-5037-6549-0.</ref> Citizens of Guilin's urban area speak a dialect of [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]], while [[Pinghua]] is predominantly spoken in suburbs and surrounding areas.<ref>{{cite web |title=桂林市志 方言志 |url=http://lib.gxdfz.org.cn/view-b10-389.html |publisher=广西壮族自治区地方志编纂委员会办公室 |access-date=6 December 2021 |archive-date=6 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206185304/http://lib.gxdfz.org.cn/view-b10-389.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Economy==
[[File:桂林一院两馆北阙.jpg|thumb|Guilin Museum and Library]]
* The GDP per capita was ¥41891 (ca. US$6569) in 2020, ranked no. 134 among 659 Chinese cities.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}
* Local industries: [[condoms]], [[pharmaceutical]] goods, [[tire]]s, [[machinery]], [[fertilizer]], [[silk]], perfume, wine, tea, [[cinnamon]], [[Chinese medicine|herbal medicine]]
*Local agricultural products: [[Pomelo|Shatian Pomelo]], summer orange, [[Siraitia grosvenorii|Fructus Momordicae]], [[Ginkgo biloba|ginkgo]], moon persimmon, Lipu Taro, Sanhua Alcohol, [[pepper sauce]], [[fermented bean curd]], Guilin Rice Noodle, [[Eleocharis dulcis|water chestnut]], [[cereal|grain]], fish and dried bean milk cream in tight rolls

Until 1949, only a thermal power plant, a cement works, and some small textile mills existed as signs of industrialization in Guilin.<ref name="Encyclopædia Britannica Online"/> However, since the 1950s Guilin has added electronics, engineering, and agricultural equipment, medicine, rubber, buses, textile, and cotton yarn factories. Food processing, including the processing of local agricultural produce, remains the most important industry. More recent and modern industry features high technology, and the tertiary industry is characterized by tourism, trading, and service.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.china-window.com/china_economy/china_economy_guide/china-economy-guilin.shtml | title=Guilin Economy; china Window | access-date=11 July 2013 | archive-date=12 September 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912072531/http://www.china-window.com/china_economy/china_economy_guide/china-economy-guilin.shtml | url-status=dead }}</ref>

Citizens of [[ASEAN]] states do not need a visa to visit Guilin if part of a tour lasting a maximum of 144 hours (not including the day of arrival).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3242168/4-visa-free-ways-travel-china-land-sea-and-air-72-hours-30-days |title=5 visa-free ways to travel to China by land, sea and air for 72 hours and up to 30 days |author=Ralph Jennings |publisher=South China Morning Post |date=21 November 2023 |access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref>

==Transportation==
===Air===
[[File:GuilinAirport.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Guilin Liangjiang International Airport]]]]
The airport is [[Guilin Liangjiang International Airport]] (ICAO:ZGKL, IATA:KWL). Airlines that fly to the airport are:

*[[China Eastern]]
*[[Asiana Airlines]]
*[[China Southern]]
*[[Air China]]
*[[Hainan Airlines]]
*[[Shanghai Airlines]]
*[[Shandong Airlines]]
*[[Xiamen Airlines]]
*[[Tianjin Airlines]]
*[[EVA Air]]
*[[Air Asia]]
*[[Beijing Capital Airlines]]
*[[Hebei Airlines]]

===Rail===
[[File:Guilin North Railway Station (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=1.41|[[Guilin North railway station]]]]
Guilin has several high-speed rail stations, {{rws|Guilin North}}, {{rws|Guilin West}}, Guilin, and a new station in the [[Lingui District]]. 
Guilin station and Guilin North station are on the [[Hunan–Guangxi railway]], [[Hengyang–Liuzhou intercity railway]], and [[Guiyang–Guangzhou high-speed railway]], the main railways connecting Guangxi with central and southern China. Arriving at North Station, high-speed trains between Guilin and [[Changsha]] and [[Beijing]] came into operation in December  2013. In December 2014, high-speed operations began connecting [[Guangzhou]], [[Shenzhen]], [[Guiyang]], and [[Shanghai]]. This made it more convenient for people to come to Guilin. It takes only about 2 or 3 hours from Guangzhou to Guilin, 9 hours from Shanghai to Guilin, and 13 hours from Beijing to Guilin.<ref name=Guilin>
[http://chinatour.net/news/high-speed-trains-guilin/ "High-speed Trains Available in Guilin" ChinaTour.Net] Accessed 2014-12-29</ref>  Trains traveling between [[Kunming South railway station|Kunming South]] and [[Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station|West Kowloon]] stations (for example) stop at [[Guilin West railway station]].<ref name=GuilinWest>[https://www.trip.com/trains/china/route/kunming-south-to-hong-kong-west-kowloon/ "G314 timetable"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213005725/https://uk.trip.com/trains/ScheduleResult/Index?=1&DepartureCity=Kunming+South+%28%E6%98%86%E6%98%8E%E5%8D%97%29%2C+Yunnan&ArrivalCity=Hong+Kong+West+Kowloon+%28%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E8%A5%BF%E4%B9%9D%E9%BE%99%29%2C+Hong+Kong&DepartureStation=&TrainNo=&DepartureCityPinyin=%E6%98%86%E6%98%8E%E5%8D%97&ArrivalCityPinyin=%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E8%A5%BF%E4%B9%9D%E9%BE%99&DepartureStationPinyin=&hidSearchType=1 |date=13 February 2019 }} Accessed 2019-02-12</ref>

===Urban===
[[File:(CHN-Guangxi) Guilin Bus 桂C11797D K99 2024-11-25.jpg|thumb|A [[BYD K8S]] double decker bus operating in Guilin]]
The city's public transportation includes bus routes and taxis. Guilin is the leading city in Mainland China operating [[double-decker bus]]es regularly on major routes; on its main street, the double-deckers run one by one almost every minute. Sightseeing boats also run on the city's canals and lakes.

A [[Guilin Metro]] is planned for 7 lines by 2040 with 117 stations and a total length of 273.2 kilometres. Line 1 is planned to be opened by 2025, and it will be 29.23&nbsp;km with 13 stations.

==Public colleges and universities==

*[[Guilin University of Technology]]
*[[Guilin Medical University]]
*[[Guilin University of Electronic Technology]]
*[[Guangxi Normal University]]
*[[Guilin University of Aerospace Technology]] ({{lang|zh-hans|桂林航天工业学院}})
*[[Guilin University]]
''Note:'' Institutions without full-time bachelor programs are not listed.

==Scenic spots==
{{Main|Guilin Scenic Area}}
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1 li jiang guilin yangshuo 2011.jpg|The [[Li River (Guangxi)|Li River]] connects Guilin and [[Yangshuo County]]
87340-Li-River (29881879337).jpg|Ship tour on Li River
1 ping an longji terrace 2011.jpg|[[Longsheng Rice Terrace]] (Ping An)
1 pano cuiping yangshuo 2016.jpg|Cuiping Village
1 pano xinping yangshupo.jpg|Xingping Village
1 aerial yangshuo panorama 2017.jpg|Rafts sailing down the Yulong River in Yangshuo, a county of Guilin
Sun and Moon Pagodas Guilin November 2017 HDR panorama.jpg|[[Sun and Moon Pagodas]] in Shan Lake
Reed flute cave.jpg|Reed Flute Cave
Guilin scenic.jpg|Scenic view of the town from Seven-star Park
Longji rice terraces - 2023 10 11 Kaur Virunurm.jpg|Longji rice terraces
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[[Guilin Scenic Area|Scenic spots]] around Guilin include:
*[[Jingjiang Princes City]], a royal complex dating from the [[Ming dynasty]] that lies near the center of modern Guilin
*[[Reed Flute Cave]]
*[[Silver Cave]]
*[[Li River (Guangxi)|Li River]]
*[[Yangshuo]]
*[[Seven-Star Cave]] and [[Seven Star Park]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discoverchina.com/guilin-tours|title=Guilin Tours - Best Tour Packages For Guilin, China in 2019|website=Discover China|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref> ({{lang|zh-hans|七星公园}})
*Camel Mountain ({{lang|zh-hans|骆驼山}}) and [[Elephant Trunk Hill]]
*Piled Festoon Hill ({{lang|zh-hans|堆花彩山}})
*Crescent Hill ({{lang|zh|月牙山}})
*Fubo Hill ({{lang|zh|伏波山}})
*Nanxi Hill ({{lang|zh|南溪山}})
*Erlang Gorge ({{lang|zh-hans|二郎山峡谷}})
*Huangbu (Yellow Cloth) Beach ({{lang|zh-hans|黄埔滩}})
*[[Moon Hill]]
*[[Longsheng Rice Terrace]]
*Daxu Ancient Town ({{lang|zh-hans|大圩古市镇}})
*Xingping Ancient Town ({{lang|zh-hans|兴坪古镇}})
*Duxiu, Solitary Beauty Peak ({{lang|zh-hans|独秀峰}})
*Liusanjie Landscape Garden ({{lang|zh-hans|刘三姐景观园}})
*Yao Hill ({{lang|zh-hans|尧山}})
*[[Sun and Moon Pagodas]] ({{lang|zh-hans|日月双塔}})

==Cuisine==
{{main|Guangxi cuisine}}
[[File:Doufuru.JPG|thumb|Guilin pickled tofu]]

Guilin cuisine is a mixture of Cantonese cuisine and Zhuang cuisine. It is known for its snacks and the use of spices, especially chili. Guilin chili sauce ({{lang|zh-hans|桂林辣椒酱}}), used widely in cooking by locals, is made of fresh chili, garlic, and fermented soybeans, and is considered one of the city's Three Treasures ({{lang|zh-hans|桂林三宝}}). The other two of the Three Treasures are Guilin Sanhua Jiu ({{lang|zh|桂林三花酒}}), a variety of ''[[rice baijiu]]'', or liquor distilled from rice; and Guilin [[pickled tofu]].

[[File:Guilin mifan.jpg|thumb|right|Guilin rice noodles]]
Guilin [[Rice vermicelli|rice noodles]] have been the local breakfast staple since the Qin dynasty and are renowned for their delicate taste. Legend has it that when Qin troops suffering from diarrhea entered this region, a cook created the Guilin rice noodles for the army because they had trouble eating the local food. Specifically, the local specialty is noodles with [[horse meat]], but this dish can also be ordered without the horse meat. ''[[Zongzi]]'', a dumpling made from [[glutinous rice]] and mung bean paste wrapped in a bamboo or banana leaf, is another popular delicacy in Guilin.

==Quotes==
:"I often sent pictures of the hills of Guilin, which I painted to friends back home, but few believed what they saw."
::- [[Fan Chengda]] (Chinese [[Song dynasty]] scholar)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinavista.com/travel/guilin/main.html|title=Guilin Tours, Guilin Tour Packages, China Travel Agency|access-date=19 April 2016|archive-date=29 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729015350/http://www.chinavista.com/travel/guilin/main.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
:"[[Guilin Scenic Area|Guilin's scenery]] is best among [[all under heaven]]." ({{zh|s=桂林山水甲天下|hp=Guìlín shānshuǐ jiǎ tiānxià|links=no}})
::- Popular Chinese quote<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.glut.edu.cn/english/011guilin%20tour/001%20guilin%201.htm|title=Learn Chinese, Study Chinese, Language, Study in China, Travel in China, Guilin|access-date=19 April 2016|archive-date=29 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151229232340/http://en.glut.edu.cn/english/011guilin%20tour/001%20guilin%201.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==International relations==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in China}}

===Twin towns—Sister cities===
Guilin is [[town twinning|twinned]] with:

*{{flagdeco|JPN}} – [[Nishikatsura, Yamanashi]], Japan<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pref.yamanashi.jp/english/profile/documents/2008yamanashifactsandfigures.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924081143/http://www.pref.yamanashi.jp/english/profile/documents/2008yamanashifactsandfigures.pdf |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> – Lingchuan County
*{{flagdeco|JPN}} – [[Kumamoto City]], Japan<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kumamoto-if.or.jp/info/s_detail.asp?LC=e&PageID=3&l_id=3|title=Kumamoto International Foundation|access-date=19 April 2016|archive-date=27 May 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240527195246/https://www.webcitation.org/6gkE2pvnD?url=http://www.kumamoto-if.or.jp/info/s_detail.asp%3FLC=e|url-status=dead}}</ref> – Guilin
*{{flagdeco|JPN}} – [[Toride|Toride City]], Japan – Guilin
*{{flagdeco|JPN}} – [[Miho, Ibaraki]], Japan – Lingui
*{{flagdeco|ROK}} – [[Jeju City|Jeju]], South Korea
*{{flagdeco|NZL}} – [[Hastings, New Zealand]]
*{{flagdeco|POL}} – [[Toruń]], Poland<ref name="Toruń twinnings">{{cite web|url=http://www.torun.pl/pl/node/1700|title=Miasta bliźniacze Torunia|access-date=2013-08-22|work=Urząd Miasta Torunia [City of Toruń Council]|language=pl|trans-title=Toruń's twin towns}}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|US}} – [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], United States<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cityoforlando.net/international/global_connex/asia.htm |title=City of Orlando International Affairs |access-date=18 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412060509/http://www.cityoforlando.net/international/global_connex/asia.htm |archive-date=12 April 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|MEX}} – [[Tlaxcoapan]], [[Hidalgo (state)|Hidalgo]], Mexico<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldehidalgo/notas/n2042191.htm|title=Tlaxcoapan se hermana con Guilin, China|access-date=19 April 2016|archive-date=21 October 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131021063012/http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldehidalgo/notas/n2042191.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|MYS}} – [[Langkawi]], [[Malaysia]]

The Guilin relationship with the New Zealand city Hastings started in 1977, after a research scientist, Stuart Falconer, identified several common areas of interest between the two cities, including horticulture and their rural-urban mix.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/sister-city|title=Hastings-Guilin Sister City relationship|access-date=19 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323033839/http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/sister-city|archive-date=23 March 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 1997 Guilin commenced an exchange relationship with [[Ōta, Gunma]], Japan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.city.ota.gunma.jp/005gyosei/0020-007kikaku-kouryu/kokusaikouryu/keirin.html |script-title=ja:中華人民共和国広西壮族自治区桂林市 |trans-title=Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China |language=ja |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=15 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315091714/https://www.city.ota.gunma.jp/005gyosei/0020-007kikaku-kouryu/kokusaikouryu/keirin.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== In popular culture ==
Guilin was used as a second unit filming location for the 2005 film [[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith|''Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith'']], serving as the basis for the exterior landscape shots of the planet Kashyyyk, alongside the shots used in [[Phuket province|Phuket, Thailand]].

==Notable people==
* [[Bai Chongxi]], general and politician
* [[Jiang Zhenbang]], badminton player
* [[Li Zongren]], general and [[warlord]], vice-president and [[acting president|acting]] [[president of the Republic of China]]
* [[Ma Junwu]], scientist, educator, and politician
* [[Ou Hongyi]], climate activist
* [[Ouyang Xiadan]], news anchor for [[China Central Television]]
* [[Pai Hsien-yung]], writer
* [[Qiao Zhenyu]], actor and dancer
* [[Shi Zhiyong (weightlifter, born 1993)|Shi Zhiyong]], weightlifter
* [[Tang Jingsong]], general and politician, first president of the [[Republic of Formosa]]
* [[Daniel Weihs]], Israeli professor of [[aeronautical engineering]] at the [[Technion – Israel Institute of Technology]]

==See also==
* [[Bai Chongxi]]
* [[Alcoholic drinks in China]]
* [[Li Zongren]]
* [[Hạ Long Bay]], a popular tourist destination in Vietnam with similar karst formations
* [[Chinese ship Guilin]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==
* [https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/324390/Guilin "Guilin (China")]—''[[Britannica Online Encyclopedia]]''

==External links==
{{Commons|2=Guilin}}
{{Wikivoyage}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130115104930/http://www.guilin.gov.cn/ Guilin Government Official website] {{in lang|zh}}

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