Yangshuo County is a county under the jurisdiction of Guilin City, in the northeast of Guangxi, China. Its seat is located in Yangshuo Town. Surrounded by karst peaks and bordered on one side by the Li River, it is served by bus and by boat from nearby Guilin.
Aerial view of Yangshuo from across the Li River
View of Li River from Yangshuo. Karst peaks are visible in the background.
Li River in Yangshuo
Li river
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