Guilin
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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
Liuzhou
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Liuzhou is a prefecture-level city in north-central Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. The prefecture's population was 4,157,934 as of 2020 census, including 2,519,051 in the built-up area made of five urban districts. Its total area is 18,594 km2 (7,179 sq mi) and 3,559.4 km2 (1,374.3 sq mi) for the built-up area.
Liujiang cave skull from the National Museum of Natural History
Kaiyuan Temple (开元寺, ruins of Tang dynasty
Liuhou Ancestral Hall 柳侯祠, "Ancestral Hall of Liu Noble"
Liuzhou city center in 1948