The Guilin City Guides answer the questions that come up on every trip here: how to pay when every noodle counter wants a phone, whether to see the Li River from a big cruise boat, a raft or on foot, where to stand for the view on the back of the 20-yuan note, how to get up to the Longji rice terraces and how to order beer fish without a price per jin turning into a shock. Each guide is a short, honest list that explains why a place earns its spot, what to order or look for and one tip you can use, and it opens in your browser as soon as you have paid.
About the Guilin City Guides
- 84 places
- 4 guides
- 7 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The four Guilin guides
Food guide
21 places
Rice noodles by weight for breakfast, snack lanes and roast goose in Guilin, beer fish in Yangshuo and Xingping, bamboo-tube chicken at the terraces and coffee by the river.
Things to do guide
23 places
Karst hills and caves inside the city, the Ming princes’ palace and the lakes, the Li River down to Xingping, Yangshuo’s countryside and the Longji rice terraces.
Day trips guide
20 places
The Li River by cruise, raft or on foot, Yangshuo and the Yulong River by bike, the Longji terraces and Yao villages, then old market towns, an ancient canal and waterfalls.
Budget guide
20 places
A free city gate, lakes and hill parks, rice noodles for about ¥10, the cheap fast train to Yangshuo, and the Li River and Longji done without a tour bus.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Chunji Roast Goose
2 Zhongshan Middle Road
This is where Guilin families take their visiting relatives: a big, smoothly run hall where you order from an English picture menu on a tablet. Have the shiny roast goose with its sour plum dip, then add the lychee-shaped shrimp balls or beer fish, for roughly ¥80 to ¥120 each. From the food guide.
Reed Flute Cave
1 Ludi Road, north-west Guilin, 20 minutes by taxi
The cave Guilin has shown to every visiting president. A flat walkway leads past stalactites lit in loud colours, which takes 40 to 60 minutes, and a ticket is about ¥90. From the things to do guide.
Yulong Bridge
Yulong River, about 40 min by bike from Yangshuo
A single stone arch from the Ming dynasty across the Yulong, a quieter, greener river than the Li. Bamboo rafts poled by hand start here and slip over low weirs, at about ¥200 to ¥300 for a raft for two. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in Guilin
Day one: start with a bowl of rice noodles, climb the small peaks of Seven Star Park, then tour the Jingjiang Princes’ Palace and wander the grey-brick lanes of Dongxi Xiang down to the river. After dark, walk round Shanhu Lake under the lit Sun and Moon Pagodas and end with roast goose. Day two: go to Yangdi and follow the Li River to Xingping on foot or by raft, past Nine Horse Fresco Hill, then climb Laozhai Hill for sunset and eat beer fish in Xingping’s old lanes. For a rainy or slow day, take a taxi to Reed Flute Cave, graze the snack stalls of Shangshui Delicacy Street and Zhengyang pedestrian street, and keep the Yulong River by bike or the Longji rice terraces for when the sky clears.
Questions about the Guilin guides
What do the Guilin City Guides include?
Four guides covering 84 places: food, things to do, day trips and budget. Every entry tells you why it is worth going, where it is, notes on opening and one tip you can actually use.
How do I get the guides after paying?
The links appear on your order confirmation page and in the email that follows. They open in the browser of any phone, tablet or laptop, with no app to install and no account to set up.
Can I use the Guilin guides without internet?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are online and it keeps working offline afterwards, ticks and notes included. Sending a place to maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the Guilin guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the Guilin guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99 and the full set of four is €15.99.
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