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:: Guilin
Travel Guide
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Overview
Guilin is a big, multi-racial
city with a population of over one
million. Astriding the banks of
Lijiang River, the city seems to
be shrouded by an other-wordly
aura. Guilin literally means
"cassia tree forest",
named for the local cassia trees
whose sweet scent wafts through
the city in autumn. For visitors,
Guilin has many charms to offer;
the traditional Guilin's cuisine
is delicious, wholesome and
exotic; the long years of history
helps to enrich the city's stories
as reflected through its
intriguing pre-historic relics and
dazzling cave incriptions; and the
wide-ranging lanscapes of gurgling
waterfront, legendary limestone
caves and high-peak mountains have
undoubtedly painted an illustrious
panorama. It is no wonder why many
Chinese admirers have praised
Guilin as projecting "the
most beautiful scenery under
Heaven."
History
Guilin has been the political,
economic and cultural center in
northeast Gui Region ever since
its founding. It was first
established as the Guilin Shire
under Emperor Qinshihuang during
his southern expedition to
Guangzhou in 214 B.C. The new
shire was located on the Guixiang
"Corridor" which was an
important passage connecting
Zhongyuan and Lingnan. During the
Three-Kingdom period, the Wu
Kingdom built up Shi'an Shire
here, and from then on Guilin
became a political and transition
center. In 1940 Guilin was reset
as a city and the capital of
Guangxi Province.
Climate
Guilin is located in a
mid-subtropical area and has
plenty of annual rainfall. Hence
the weather is quite moderate both
in winter and summer; neither too
cold nor too hot. There is
distinct division between the four
seasons, and the average annual
temperature is about 19 degree
celcius.
Economy
Agricultural products (e.g.
Shatian pomelo, summer orange,
fructus momordicae, ginkgo) and
tertiary industry such as toursim
and services constitute the
mainstay of Guilin's economy. The
recent improvement of Guilin's
modern industrial capacity has
also contributed to the city's
prosperity.
This article
is authored and copyrighted
by Royal Exclusive Travel fernsehprogramm heute
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