Guilin has various kinds of local special products, with the "Three Treasures of Guilin" being the first recommended in most local specialty stores.  The "Three Treasures of Guilin" consists of Guilin Chili Sauce, Fermented Beancurd and Three-Flower Liquor. Every person who goes to Guilin opts to take them back to enjoy.  The recipes of the Three Treasures have very long history, and these three treasures, made using these techniques, have long been well-known home and abroad. Now there are small "Three Treasures" package sets and large three treasures package sets, which are convenient for clients to take home. Shopping districts in Guilin includes Zhongshan Lu, Xinchenglu Pedestrian Street, Zhengyang Pedestrian Street, Bagui building, Guilin Department Store and Xiaoxianggang Commercial Street. These streets have shops and vendors catering to all budgets. The local art are another attractions when you are shopping in Guilin, such as landscape paintings, wood and bamboo sculptures, hand-painted folding screens etc. Among them, the stone sculptures and jade sculptures are the most famous.

Guilin, as a dynamic city, has a variety of transportation means, such as the international and domestic airlines, the comfortable and punctual long-distance coaches and the reasonably-priced trains. Besides, there is an abundance of transportation in Guilin and its surrounding areas, making it easy to get around. The efficient public transportation system is composed of a reliable railsway and an economic long distance bus service. Besides, hiring a reasonably priced taxi is also a nice option, although renting a bike is said to be the best way to get around Guilin. If time is not a factor, you could also walk through the city and take a seat amidst the beautiful scenery.

Guilin Liangjiang International Airport
Guilin Liangjiang International Airport lies in the Southwestern part of Guilin, 28km from downtown. After the airport began to serve travelers on October 1, 1996, it currently has a passenger handling capacity of 5 million people per year. Currently, Guilin has 48 air routes including Shanghai, Xi'an, Beijing, and Guangzhou. It also offers many international air routes to Hong Kong, Macau, Bangkok and Seoul.

Guilin Railway Station

Guilin Railway Station is also called Guilin South Station, which is the major passenger transport station in Guilin. This station is renewed in 2005 and thus the handling capacity is greatly enhanced. The trains stop in this station can lead to almost every major city in China. Guilin Initial Station is also called Guilin North Station. Till now, it has opened lines to Beijing and Shenzhen.

Getting around Guilin by City Bus

The public transport system in Guilin City is quite convenient, which can extend to very corner of this city. Generally speaking, the buses in Guilin are automated collection buses and the ticket fare is 1.2 yuan. As to the buses to suburb or air-conditioned buses, the fare is 2 yuan

Getting around Guilin by Taxi
Taking a taxi is the most comfortable, easiest and most secure way of getting around Guilin City. Simply wave your hand and a taxi will stop for you. Prices vary by county but are usually very cheap. The meter should always be activated. You can order a taxi from your hotel and ask the concierge to write down your destination on a card. Pay the driver upon arrival. Tipping is not the custom in China.

Guilin sits in a subtropical monsoon zone with a warm and moist climate, which is moderate all year round. However be prepared for a bit of rain, with annual precipitation amounts of 1900mm.

The average temperature all year round is 19°C(66F).The coldest temperatures occur in January at 8°C(46F) and the hottest occur in July at 28°C(82F).

The best time to travel here is between April and October.

Table of the average temperatures in Guilin during each month of the year

Introducing to Wulong Karst Geological Park, Wulong Karst Geological Park Guide
Article from UNESCO World Heritage Center

South China Karst is one of the world’s most spectacular examples of humid tropical to subtropical karst landscapes. It is a serial site spread over the provinces of Guizhou, Guangxi, Yunnan and Chongqing and covers 176,228 hectares. It contains the most significant types of karst landforms, including tower karst, pinnacle karst and cone karst formations, along with other spectacular characteristics such as natural bridges, gorges and large cave systems. The stone forests of Shilin are considered superlative natural phenomena and a world reference. The cone and tower karsts of Libo, also considered the world reference site for these types of karst, form a distinctive and beautiful landscape. Wulong Karst has been inscribed for its giant dolines (sinkholes), natural bridges and caves.

The World Heritage Property of South China Karst is a serial property that includes seven karst clusters in four Provinces: Shilin Karst, Libo Karst, Wulong Karst, Guilin Karst, Shibing Karst, Jinfoshan Karst, and Huanjiang Karst. The total area is 97,125 hectares, with a buffer zone of 176,228 hectares. The property was inscribed in two phases.

Wulong Karst Geological Park includes spectacular karst features and landscapes, which are both exceptional phenomena, and of outstanding aesthetic quality. Wulong Karst Geological Park includes superlative natural phenomena and the giant collapse depressions, called Tiankeng, and exceptionally high natural bridges between them, with long stretches of deep unroofed caves.

Quick Facts on Wulong Karst Geological Park 

Name: Wulong Karst Geological Park 
Location: 350Km from Chongqing
Best Time to Visit: May to October
Recommended Time for a Visit: 3 Hours
Opening Hours: 08:30 - 17:00
Admission Fee: CNY 135 (March 1 to October 31); CNY 95 (November 1 to February 28)

Introducing General Joseph W. Stilwell Museum, General Joseph W. Stilwell Museum Travel Guide
Article from Chongqing Municipal Commission of Tourism

The General Joseph W. Stilwell Museum is situated in the Yuzhong Region of Chongqing, and occupies an area of 7.2 mu (about 1.2 acres). The General Joseph W. Stilwell Museum was founded in memory of Joseph W. Stilwell, an American general who contributed a great deal to the Chinese people. Since the museum opened to the public in 1991, tens of thousands of visitors from home and overseas have been there. William Pace, a former American Secretary of Defense, made a special trip to the museum in 1994 and was greatly touched by how well it had been preserved. Although the General Joseph W. Stilwell Museum has been restored and enlarged several times, the style of it has not been changed.

In 1942, during the Second World War, General Joseph W. Stilwell acted under orders to come to Chongqing. He worked as Chief of Staff in the China Theater of Operations and as the Commander-in-Chief of the American Army in the China Burma India Theater (CBI). The residence became the headquarters of the China Burma India Theater during that period. General Stilwell participated in a series of political and military affairs in the CBI Theater of World WarⅡ, and cemented a profound friendship with the Chinese people fighting side-by-side in the Anti-Fascist War in China. In July 1944, campaigns in Northern Burma succeeded and a road between India and China was built under his direct supervision, which made ammunitions and weapons accessible to China and brought an end to the blockade of the fascist state. The road was later named Joseph W. Stilwell Road. President Roosevelt recalled General Stilwell to Washington in 1944.

The main building of the General Joseph W. Stilwell Museum is the former residence of General Joseph W. Stilwell. It is a three-storied house, including an office,an adjutant room, two meeting rooms, bedrooms and a basement. Simple furniture is shown as it was during the time that he lived there, and more than one hundred articles such as household goods, manuscripts and the uniform which was used by the general are displayed. In the residence's courtyard, a monument stands in the center on which is engraved a passage of epigraph in both English and Chinese. The epigraph was written by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on May 17, 1944. There is a bust of General Joseph W. Stilwell to one side of the monument, which gives visitors a vivid portrait of this great general.

Quick Facts on General Joseph W. Stilwell Museum

• Name: General Joseph W. Stilwell Museum
• Location: No.63 Jialing New Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing City
• Phone: +86-23-63609515
• Dates: 1991AD
• Best Time to Visit: All year
• Recommended Time for a Visit: 1-2 Hours
• Opening Hours: 9:00-17:00
• Admission Fee: CNY 15

Introducing Chongqing Ciqikou, Chongqing Ciqikou guide, Chongqing Ciqikou Travel Guide
Article from Chongqing Municipal Commission of Tourism

Situated on the bank of the Jia Ling River, not far from its confluence with the mighty Yangtze is the Chongqing Ciqikou, formerly known as Long Yin. Covering an area of some 1.2 square kilometres (291.6 acres), Chongqing Ciqikou is 14 kilometres to the west of Chongqing Municipality.

Chongqing itself has undergone many changes over the centuries, changes that have not been reflected in Chongqing Ciqikou with the consequence that the village conveys an impression of what Chongqing would have been like in the distant past. This fact has been recognized by the State Council and in 1998 Chongqing Ciqikou became a protected cultural site.

The history of Chongqing Ciqikou can be traced back for more than 1700 years. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1911), it was famous for its production of porcelain. To date, over twenty old kiln sites have been discovered there. It is because of the importance of the porcelain industry that the name has been changed from Long Yin to Ciqikou which being translated means Porcelain Village. However, the village was also an important supply post for shipping on the river, a fact that explains why there are so many shops lining the twelve lanes paved with their large flag stones that form the main routes. Here you will find many outlets for craftwork, groceries and the like as well as a horologist, photography supplies, drugstore and a tempting supply of roasted nuts and seeds. As one would expect there are also many teashops and restaurants to cater for the many visitors who come to see something of a way of life that has existed here for so many centuries.

The majority of the houses date from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, periods during which many masterpieces of Chinese architecture were created. Much of the two and three storey construction is of bamboo and timber. Blue bricks and pillars set off the snow-white walls that contrast in turn with vermilion doors and lattice windows. Black tablets and lanterns adorn the gates to complete the authentic and traditional appearance of the properties. The quietly flowing waters of the Jia Ling River pass by the front of the village and have been its lifeblood for as long as anyone can remember. For it was the river that brought goods and people here as well as carrying local products off to customers at home and abroad.

Quick Facts on Chongqing Ciqikou

• Name: Chongqing Ciqikou
• Location: on the west bank of the Jialing River
• Phone: +86-23-65010003
• Dates: Song Dynasties (998)
• Best Time to Visit: All year
• Recommended Time for a Visit: 2 Hours
• Opening Hours: All day
• Admission Fee: Free