GUILIN: BEAUTY SHINES THROUGH, EVEN OVER BEASTLY ADVERSITY
Guilin to Yangshuo, along the Li River and its surrounding area, is one of those really special places in the world. A must for all travellers!
Guilin’s stunning beauty and custodians thankful for peace
Mum had come to stay for a couple of weeks with me in Hong Kong. Guilin’s reputation was a must-visit destination for expats living in the region, so I booked us a trip to Guilin to explore its splendour. When we visited in December 1996 Guilin, Yangshuo, the Li River and Longji terraced rice fields were a travellers’ heaven! There was enough tourism infrastructure and experience to be able to travel and see its amazing beauty and be hosted by welcoming local communities, whilst not so many tourists and over-build that the magic was ruined.
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The Guilin paradox: harsh societal history amidst beauty
When you visit Guilin to be received by welcoming locals with great accomodation, restaurants, and transport to admire the amazing amazing landscape it is important to remember there is a darker history before this newer current phase.
Guilin’s karsts: 40 million years in the making
Guilin’s landscape is globally famous for its “cone” (fengcong) and “tower” (fenglin) karst formations. Shaped by tectonic uplift, humid subtropical climate, and thick limestone deposits, these formations represent the “Guilin model” of karst evolution.