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Chinese Name: 桂林
English Name: Guilin
Other Name: Bagui 八桂 ; Guizhou 桂州
Abbreviation: Gui 桂
Zip Code: 541000
Population: 4.9311million
Brief Introduction
Guilin 桂林 is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and a sub-provincial central city. It is an international tourism city approved by The State Council as China’s opening to the outside world, a national pioneering area for tourism innovation and development, and an international tourism comprehensive transportation hub.
Guilin is located in the southwest Nanling mountains, located in the southern Xiang-GUI corridor, the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in the northeast, north, and northeast border with Hunan, and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, in southeastern Hezhou border, south and Wuzhou of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, and Laibin, adjacent to the west and the southwest and Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Liuzhou following; Guilin is an important node city at the strategic intersection of pan-Pearl River Delta Economic Zone泛珠江三角洲经济区 and ASEAN Free Trade Area东盟自由贸易区, a national health city, and an international tourist resort based on the new industry.
As of 2019, Guilin has jurisdiction over 6 districts and 10 counties and administers 1 county-level city with a total area of 27,800 square kilometers. As of midnight on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Guilin is 4,931,137; In 2021, The GDP of Guilin reached 231.106 billion yuan.
Famous Attractions in Guilin
There are 60 A-level scenic spots in Guilin, among which 4 are 5A-level scenic spots, namely Guilin Lijiang Scenic Spot, Guilin Lemandi Leisure World, Guilin Alone Xiufeng – Wangcheng Scenic Spot, Guilin Two Rivers, and Four Lakes · Xiangshan Scenic spot, 25 4A level scenic spots, and 31 3A level scenic spots.
Some special scenic spots in Guilin
- Lijiang River Scenic Spot in Guilin 桂林漓江风景区
- Xiangshan Scenic Spot in Guilin 桂林象山景区
- Guilin Wangcheng Scenic Spot 桂林王城景区
- Guilin Two Rivers and Four lakes Scenic area 桂林两江四湖景区
- China state Guest Cave 中国国宾洞
- Seven Stars scenic Spot in Guilin 桂林七星景区
- Guilin East-West Lane 桂林东西巷
- Huixian Wetland in Guilin 桂林会仙湿地
- Ancient Guiliu Canal 古桂柳运河
- Longsheng Rice Terraces in Guilin 桂林龙胜梯田
- Guilin Dawei Ancient Town 桂林大圩古镇
- Guilin, yangshuo west street 桂林阳朔西街
- Guilin Lingqu 桂林灵渠
- Quanzhou Tianhu Lake, Guilin 桂林全州天湖
- Silver rock 银子岩
- Le Man Di Theme Park in Guilin 桂林乐满地主题乐园
Famous Universities in Guilin
Guilin has ordinary middle schools 214, among them, the ordinary high school is 58, ordinary 537 primary schools, 72 have social do schools, and 10 special education schools. The enrollment rate of primary schools in The city is 103.95%, the proportion of primary school graduation to junior high school is 100%, and the three-year gross enrollment rate of senior high school is 92.3%.
List of universities and colleges in Guilin
- PLA Army Special Operations Academy 中国人民解放军陆军特种作战学院
- Guangxi Normal University 广西师范大学
- The Guilin University of Electronic Technology 桂林电子科技大学
- The Guilin University of Technology 桂林理工大学
- Guilin Medical College 桂林医学院
- Guilin Institute of Aerospace Technology 桂林航天工业学院
- Guilin Tourism College 桂林旅游学院
- Guilin College 桂林学院
- Guilin Institute of Information Technology 桂林信息科技学院
- Guilin Campus of Nanning Institute of Technology 南宁理工学院桂林校区
- Guilin Teachers college 桂林师范高等专科学校
- Guilin Landscape Vocational College 桂林山水职业学院
- Guilin Life and Health Vocational and Technical College 桂林生命与健康职业技术学院
- Guilin Open University 桂林开放大学
Diet of Guilin
Guilin’s cuisine is well known throughout the country, with unique local flavor, which combines sour and spicy Hunan cuisine with light Cantonese cuisine. Guilin People’s Daily stir-fry is greatly influenced by Hunan cuisine, and almost meals are inseparable from sour and spicy cuisine. The restaurant naturally takes the taste of Guilin people as the first choice. Of course, with the continuous development of tourism, there are more and more kinds of catering, Huaiyang cuisine, Southern Fujian cuisine, Chaozhou cuisine, northwest local cuisine, Guangxi ethnic minority cuisine, etc., that have also formed a climate in Guilin.
Some specialty snacks in Guilin
- Guilin rice noodles 桂林米粉
- Li Pu braised pork 荔浦扣肉
- Yangshuo beer fish 阳朔啤酒鱼
- Guilin Lingchuan dog meat 桂林灵川狗肉
- Guilin field snail wine 桂林田螺酿
- GongCheng oil-tea 恭城油茶
- The whole state vinegar duck 全州醋血鸭
- Lingui Liangjiang pine flower candy 临桂两江松花糖
- Quanzhou grass fish 全州禾花鱼
- Guilin momordica fruit 桂林罗汉果
- Guilin ginkgo 桂林白果
- Guilin chili sauce 桂林辣椒酱
- Guilin Sanhua wine 桂林三花酒
- Guilin bean curd 桂林豆腐乳
- Guilin watermelon cream 桂林西瓜霜
Guilin Transportation
Shipping: There are seven major shipping rivers in Guilin, including the Lijiang River, GUI River, Xiang River, Luo Qing River, Zijiang River, Xun Jiang River and Baishou River, with a total length of 541 km, of which the navigable length is 175 km. By the end of 2017, There are 188 ports and wharves in Guilin, including 15 tourist wharves, 3 freight wharves, and 170 convenience wharves.
Aviation: Guilin Liangjiang International Airport is located in Liangjiang Town, Lingui District, southwest of Guilin city, covering an area of 4.06 square kilometers, with a flight area of 4F, a runway of 3,200 meters, and a terminal area of 50,305 square meters. Guilin Airport is an important national tourist airport, Guilin airport international and regional routes 8.
