Guilin Scenic Area

The emblem of Guilin's scenery: the Li River.

The scenic area of Guilin is a general term used to describe tourism resources within Guilin, including numerous attractions. Guilin's landscape has long been renowned for its "green hills, clear water, fantastic caves and beautiful mountains".[1][2] The region's natural scenery is characterized by its mountains, rivers, karst caves, historic sites and stone carvings. On June 24, 2014, Guilin, along with Shibing in Guizhou, Mount Jinfo in Chongqing and Huanjiang in Guangxi, was inscribed on the World Heritage List as part of the South China Karst at the 38th World Heritage Conference.[3]

  1. ^ Liu, Ying (2007). 自然之旅 (in Chinese) (1st ed.). Beijing: 五洲传播出版社. ISBN 978-7-5085-1103-0. OCLC 228114313.
  2. ^ "桂林：山水甲天下". 新华网 (in Chinese). June 4, 2009. Archived from the original on October 3, 2010.
  3. ^ "中国南方喀斯特二期申遗成功". 新闻报道 - 人民网 (in Chinese). 2014. Retrieved 2024-08-13.