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Li River & the landscape featured on the RMB 20 note
Cruise through the karst panorama immortalised on China’s RMB 20 note.
WESEE TRAVELsee China, wesee morePlan my trip ↗Guangxi · RECOMMENDED 4–5 DAYS
Guilin
Karst peaks, the timeless Li River and terraced hills compose one of China’s most lyrical landscapes.THE WESEE EDIT
Where limestone peaks
drift through reflection.
Karst peaks, the timeless Li River and terraced hills compose one of China’s most lyrical landscapes. Our edit balances essential landmarks with intimate encounters, local flavour and enough unscripted time to notice the city’s real rhythm.
IDEAL STAY4–5 days
BEST FORCulture · Food · Local life
JOURNEY STYLEPrivate · Tailor-made
01 · ESSENTIAL SIGHTS
The places
that define it.
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Elephant Trunk Hill
See Guilin’s natural stone arch meet the river like an elephant drinking.
03
Yangshuo
Explore a relaxed riverside town surrounded by rice fields and limestone peaks.
04
Longji Rice Terraces
Walk sculpted hillsides where rice terraces curve around highland villages.
02 · SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES
Beyond
the checklist.
Drift down the Li River by bamboo raft
Float close to the water between bamboo banks and extraordinary limestone silhouettes.
Explore Yangshuo West Street
Explore Yangshuo’s lively pedestrian street of cafés, shops and evening energy.
Watch the Impression Liu Sanjie landscape performance
Watch hundreds of performers transform the Li River into an open-air stage.
03 · TASTE OF PLACE
Come hungry.
Leave inspired.
Guilin rice noodles
Rice noodles layered with braised meat, peanuts, pickles and fragrant broth.
Yangshuo beer fish
Fresh river fish braised with local beer, tomato, chilli and aromatics.
Lipu taro with braised pork
Soft Lipu taro steamed with rich slices of braised pork belly.
04 · WHEN TO GO
The best time
to see Guilin.
Spring (April–May) and autumn (September–October) reveal the Li River and karst landscape at their most atmospheric.
Jan
Feb
Mar
AprBEST
MayBEST
Jun
Jul
Aug
SepBEST
OctBEST
Nov
Dec
05 · RECOMMENDED ROUTE
One considered way
through the city.
Guilin and the river
Elephant Trunk Hill · Li River cruise · RMB 20 viewpoint
The Yangshuo rhythm
Bamboo raft · West Street · Impression Liu Sanjie
Terraces above the clouds
Longji Rice Terraces · village walk · local family lunch
MAKE IT YOURS
