The city of rapids, rivers and mountains, heaven on earth, Guilin

Beautiful pictures like this in Guilin, hundreds of views worth millions, must go and explore!! Trivia! Guilin is known as the city of rivers and mountains. Guilin is located in Guangxi, China. It is a city with a long history and unique culture. The history of Guilin can be traced back to 214 BC, when Qin Shihuang established Guilin Province after unifying Lingnan. This was the beginning of Guilin as an administrative region. Although the location of Guilin Province at that time was not in the current Guilin City, the name has been used to this day and has a history of more than two thousand years. Guilin was officially established during the Han Dynasty, and at that time the city was called "Xi'an", and it was an important administrative and military center in the Lingnan region. Guilin is located in the Lingnan region and is an important center for the fusion of Central Plain and Lingnan cultures. In the past, Guilin has always been the gateway to the south of the Central Plains dynasties. Migrants, merchants, and officials from the Central Plains traveled to Lingnan through Guilin, bringing advanced production technology and culture, and promoting the local economic and cultural development at the same time. Guilin still preserves the unique customs and traditions of Lingnan, such as the cultural characteristics of ethnic minorities such as Zhuang and Yao. In addition, Guilin has military strongholds and border forts. Because of its special geographical location, Guilin has always been an important military city in history. During the Tang Dynasty, Guilin was the capital of the West Lingnan Road, responsible for defending against the invasions of ethnic minorities in the south. During the Song Dynasty, Guilin became an important border fortress to defend against foreign enemies. During the Ming Dynasty, Guilin was the feudal city of Prince Jingjiang. The ruins of Prince Jingjiang's palace are still preserved in the city, which shows its important position as a military and political center. Guilin is also a city of cultural prosperity and a gathering place for scholars. Guilin attracts scholars and writers of all ages with its beautiful scenery, and has become a famous cultural city in Chinese history. Tang Dynasty poets Du Fu and Han Yu, and Song Dynasty scholars Huang Dingjian and Fan Chengda have visited Guilin and left many poems praising Guilin's scenery. In particular, the famous sentence of Han Yu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, “The river is like a blue silk belt, the mountain is like a jade hairpin”, clearly describes the unique charm of Guilin’s landscape. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Guilin became a gathering place for scholars and intellectuals with a rich cultural atmosphere. Guilin is also a multi-ethnic region, where ethnic minorities such as the Zhuang, Yao, Miao, and Dong live together with the Han people, forming a unique phenomenon of ethnic and cultural fusion. In the past, Guilin has always been an important center for exchanges between ethnic groups. The cultures, languages, and customs of the ethnic groups have influenced each other, forming a diverse and diverse local culture. Guilin is famous worldwide for its unique karst landscape and limestone features, and has been dubbed the “most beautiful landscape of Guilin in the world”. Natural landscapes such as the Li River, Elephant Trunk Hill, and Duxiu Peak attract a large number of tourists. Guilin has been a place that scholars and travelers have dreamed of since ancient times, and has now become a world-class tourist destination. Guilin has a unique historical status and cultural charm. As a result, this city is one of the most famous historical and cultural cities in China and even in the world. #TravelChina #Guilin #HistoryCulture #BeautifulPhotography #Cheap #NotExpensive