Guilin

Guilin
桂林市 • Gveilinz Si
Kweilin
From left to right, top to bottom: View of Guilin city; Elephant Trunk Hill, Sun and Moon Pagodas; Longsheng Rice Terraces, Jingjiang Princes' Palace, Reed Flute Cave; Yangshuo scenery
Location of Guilin City jurisdiction in Guangxi
Location of Guilin City jurisdiction in Guangxi
Guilin is located in China
Guilin
Guilin
Location in China
Coordinates (Guilin Central Square (桂林中心广场)): 25°16′30″N 110°17′46″E / 25.275°N 110.296°E / 25.275; 110.296
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionGuangxi
Area
 • Prefecture-level city27,797 km2 (10,732 sq mi)
 • Urban
2,753 km2 (1,063 sq mi)
 • Metro
5,041 km2 (1,946 sq mi)
Elevation
153 m (502 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Prefecture-level city4,931,137
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,725,865
 • Urban density630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
 • Metro
2,148,641
 • Metro density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
GDP[2]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 231.1 billion
US$ 35.8 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 46,767
US$ 7,249
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
541XXX
Area code0773
ISO 3166 codeCN-GX-03
License plate prefixes桂C for Guilin's city proper, Yangshuo, and Lingui; all others 桂H
Websitewww.guilin.gov.cn
Guilin
"Guìlín" in Chinese characters
Chinese name
Chinese桂林
Hanyu PinyinGuìlín
PostalKweilin
Literal meaning"Sweet Osmanthus Forest"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuìlín
Bopomofoㄍㄨㄟˋ   ㄌㄧㄣˊ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhGueylin
Wade–GilesKuei4-lin2
Yale RomanizationGwèilín
IPA[kwêɪ.lǐn]
Hakka
RomanizationKui-lìm
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGwailàhm
JyutpingGwai3lam4
IPA[kʷɐj˧.lɐm˩]
Zhuang name
ZhuangGveilinz
1957 orthographyGveilinƨ

Guilin (Standard Zhuang: Gveilinz), formerly romanized as Kweilin, is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is situated on the west bank of the Li River and borders Hunan to the north. Its name means "forest of sweet osmanthus", owing to the large number of fragrant sweet osmanthus trees located in the region. The city has long been renowned for its scenery of karst topography.

Guilin is one of China's most popular tourist destinations,[3] and the epithet "By water, by mountains, most lovely, Guilin" (山水甲天下)[4] is often associated with the city. The State Council of China has designated Guilin a National Famous Historical and Cultural City, doing so in the first edition of the list.

  1. ^ "China: Guăngxī (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ "广西统计年鉴-2021", tjj.gxzf.gov.cn
  3. ^ Foster, Simon (2012). Frommer's China. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 612. ISBN 9781118223529.
  4. ^ “桂林山水甲天下”之英译. China Daily (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 11 June 2019.