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  2. Guilin - Wikipedia

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    In 1921, Guilin became one of the headquarters of the Northern Expeditionary Army led by Sun Yat-sen. [8] In 1940, Guilin City was established. [9] [10] Guilin was the provincial capital of Guangxi before 1912 and from 1936 to 1949. Guilin became one of the most important military, transport, and cultural centers of China during World War II.

  3. Guilin Scenic Area - Wikipedia

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    He Jingzhi composed the "Song of Guilin Scenic Area" [Note 2] during his visit to Guilin. Over 800 years ago, during the Southern Song dynasty, Wang Zhenggong wrote the famous line "Guilin's landscape is the best under heaven [Note 3] in his poem "A Grand Banquet Encouraging the Emperor", [Note 4] which made Guilin's scenery renowned worldwide.

  4. AAAAA Tourist Attractions of China - Wikipedia

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    The largest lake in northern China, although growing urban and agricultural water use after 1950 reduced its size from more than 1000 km 2 to almost nothing in the 1980s. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] It is presently composed of 143 smaller lakes around 366 km 2 and is used for nature tourism , [ 33 ] but its size is now maintained by unsustainable use of ...

  5. Elephant Trunk Hill - Wikipedia

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    Elephant Trunk Hill is the symbol of the city of Guilin. It got its name because it looks like an elephant drinking water. [2] The round opening that would be under the elephant’s trunk is known as Water-Moon Cave because at night the reflection of the moon can be seen through the arch and it looks as if it is under the water and floating on the surface of the water at the same time.

  6. Yangshuo County - Wikipedia

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    Yangshuo County (simplified Chinese: 阳朔县; traditional Chinese: 陽朔 縣; pinyin: Yángshuò Xiàn) 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 ...

  7. China's giant sinkholes are a tourist hit - but ancient ...

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    Pristine rivers and the soaring karst peaks of Guilin and Yangshuo in the north draw more than a million Chinese tourists each year. Photographs of mist-covered Guangxi have even made it onto the ...

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