Guilin, formerly romanized as Kweilin, is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is situated on the west bank of the 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 scenery of karst topography.
Image: View of Guilin from Elephant Trunk Hill (cropped)
Image: Xiangshan Scenic Area 89468 Guilin (31130832628)
Image: Lake Shanhu pagodas at night
Image: 1 aerial yangshuo panorama 2017
Guangxi, officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam and the Gulf of Tonkin. Formerly a province, Guangxi became an autonomous region in 1958. Its current capital is Nanning.
Image: 1 li jiang guilin yangshuo 2011
Image: Guilin 2006 19 61
Image: Chengyangqiao, Guangxi, China
Image: Reed Flute Cave