[2025 Xing'an County Attraction] Travel Guide for Headwaters Lijiang River Grand Canyon (Updated Mar)

Finally, I see the jelly water that I've been longing for!! I'm overwhelmed by its beauty!! This is the 'Lijiang Source Grand Canyon' at the foot of Cat Mountain in Xing'an County, Guilin. It takes about an hour of mountain driving from Xing'an County to get there! ✅ You can snorkel, swim, paddleboard, and free dive Cat Mountain is the highest peak in South China, known as the first mountain in the 'Shanhai Jing', with an altitude of 2141.5 meters. The peak is a granite boulder resembling a lying cat, hence the name Cat Mountain. The view of the sunrise➕sunset➕sea of clouds from the mountain top is absolutely stunning! The high mountain azaleas bloom around April to May and are incredibly beautiful ✅ Suggested two ways to visit: day trip and overnight stay 💕 About the attractions at the foot of the mountain: ① Lijiang Source Grand Canyon: The water is crystal clear and icy cool, and it's a beautiful emerald green, hence also known as Dragon Pool ② Missionary Center: Has a large number of animal and plant specimens, suitable for taking children to broaden their horizons 🩷 Attractions on the mountain: ✅ According to the route taken by the shuttle bus from the bottom to the top: Rare Plant Garden - Red Army Trail - Old Mountain Boundary - Source of Three Rivers - Millennium Kiss - Summit of Mount Hua ✅ Rare Plant Garden: You can take pictures of the high mountain azaleas ✅ Source of Three Rivers: It's a primitive forest, the source of the Li River, Zijiang River, and Xunjiang River ✅ Millennium Kiss: Two thousand-year-old southern hemlocks, when viewed from below, look like two lovers kissing 💕 Summit of South China: Standing on the top of the mountain, you can overlook all the other mountains Inside the Cat Mountain scenic area, you take the scenic area shuttle bus up and down the mountain, and you will get off to visit attractions along the way 💕 About accommodation: There are two hotels➕tent camping, located at the foot and top of the mountain Foot of the mountain: Lijiang Source Resort Hotel Top of the mountain: Cat Mountain Scientific Research Reception Center When the weather is good, you can directly see the sunrise, sunset, and sea of clouds. It's just a 10-minute walk to the highest peak, and if you get up early in the morning, you can directly go to see the beautiful sunrise and sea of clouds! The temperature at the top of the mountain is low, especially at night and in the morning, so it is recommended to bring autumn and winter clothes when going up the mountain, and pay attention to keeping warm!

Unexpectedly, Guangxi also has a "Little Jiuzhaigou", the water is clear, clean and emerald green, as beautiful as a gem. Guangxi Guilin's "Little Jiuzhaigou" is called Lijiang Source Grand Canyon, which is the source of the Lijiang River. The water is so clear that it seems to contain no impurities, and it feels like a desecration to reach in. After entering the gate of the scenic area, follow the stream all the way upstream. Along the way, you will pass many pools, Longtan, Bajie Pool, Swan Pool, each of which is as beautiful as a gem, from deep green to light green, the color is very pure. It's a pity that the weather is not beautiful, and it rains from time to time. What surprised me most was a large bamboo sea that I passed by on the road, which reminded me of the scene where Zhang Ziyi and Chow Yun-fat were comparing swords in the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Wandering among the scattered bamboos, I felt as if I had also entered the world of martial arts. The photos here are super beautiful, especially when wearing ancient costumes, the photos are very outstanding. There are also ancient houses in the bamboo sea, which look like a place where hermits live, very quiet. Stay at the Lijiang Source Resort Hotel in the evening, the room is spacious and bright, you can see the bamboo forest and Lijiang River outside the window, you can also barbecue on the opposite river bank, eating barbecue while watching the lake and mountains, very comfortable.

Guilin tracing stream jelly water·Cat Mountain Lijiang Source Grand Canyon The Lijiang Source Grand Canyon at the foot of Cat Mountain in Guilin maintains the original ecological appearance with high negative ion content, which is a natural oxygen bar. This is the source of the Lijiang River, where the water is clear and sweet. It is said that after the fairies bathed in Fengtan, they would come here to put up fresh fruits and fine wines, singing and dancing! For many years, the girls of the Yao nationality in the four major Yao villages of Huajiang, namely Cat Mountain, Duck Po Mountain, Stone Dog Head Mountain, and Chicken Ridge Mountain, have come to this pool to bathe and cleanse themselves when they turn 16, and then return to the village to hold adult ceremonies. The water here is clear and transparent. The so-called 'jelly water' and 'glass water' by the locals in Guilin are derived from these scenic spots at the foot of Cat Mountain, such as Longtan River Scenic Area (Leigongyan), Lijiang Source Grand Canyon, etc. The canyon scenic area is distributed with many deep and shallow canyon deep pools, and the bamboo sea of ten miles maintains the original ecological appearance, 'a mountain has four seasons, and the weather varies every ten miles.'