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GUILIN
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Guilin
has always been famous in China for its scenery and has been eulogised
in innu merable literary works ,paintings and inscriptions since its
founding . for all that ,and despite the fact that for the Chinese
Gulin is rated the most beautiful spot in the world -the world of
course meaning China -most Western visitors find it a big disappointment.
The stunning limestone peaks are not much |
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evidence
on Guilin's polluted and congested street . The city was founded during
the Qin Dynasty and developed as a transport centre with the building
of the Ling Canal which linked the important Pearl and Yangzi river
systems. Under the Ming it was a provincial capital ,a status it retained
until 1914 when Nanning became the capital ,during the 1930s and throughout
WW Two Guilin was a Communist stronghold and its population expanded
from about 100,000 to over a million as people sought refuge here
.Today it's the home of over 300,000. |
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While it's worth spending a day cycling around Guilin ,it's
not really such a good idea to spend much longer than this. A combination
of heat ,hazy skies , industry ,congested street ,enormous crowds
and tourism hype make Guilin one of China's most overrated travel
experiences. If you don't want to be disappointed , hightail
it down to the finer scenery and unhurried pace of Yanshuo and the
villages around it .
This content comes from Lonely
Planet.
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【 Major
scenic Spots in Guilin 】
Reed
Flute |
Seven Star Cave | Elephant
Trunk Park
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