The Li River flows in the general southern direction through Guilin and Yangshuo, finally falls into the Xijiang River which is the western tributary of the Pearl River. The upper course of the Li River is connected by the ancient Lingqu Canal with the Xiangjiang River, which flows north into the Yangtze River; this in the past made the Li River part of a highly important waterway connecting the Yangtze River Valley with the Pearl River Delta. The 83km-long waterway from Guilin to Yangshuo is like an artist's masterpiece. The landscape is decorated with startling hills, steep cliffs, fantastic caves and farming villages, and is lined with bamboo.Cruising on the Li River is enjoyable no matter what the weather is like. During sunny days, you can see the inverted reflection of the hills on both sides clearly in the water. During cloudy days, the hills are surrounded by mist and you may feel that you are cruising in a mystical paradise.

Yangshuo West Street is renowned for the ancient and local architectures, Chinese and western style restaurants and coffee bars, various and memorable tourist souvenirs, special and tasty snacks and beautiful night scene with exotic styles. The present West Street is very modern and fashionable, nearly every store has bilingual shop signs, and more than 20 stores are opened by foreigners who have settled here. Typical western style restaurants and coffee bars line on the typical Chinese stone streets hidden in the prosperous trees and surrounded by mountains. At every corner of this street, people of different colors and races are drinking beer, tasting coffee, or chatting leisurely. It is no wonder that the West Street is considered to be a Global Village.

La mosquée de la rue Chongshan de Guilin a été construite en 1735, durant la treizième année du règne de l'empereur Yongzheng. Agrandie en 1849, durant la quatorzième année du règne de l'empereur Jiaqing, elle a été rénovée sous le règne de l'empereur Daoguang (1821-1850) et sous la République de Chine (1912-1949). Aujourd'hui, la mosquée de la rue Chongshan de Guilin s'étend sur 2 000 mètres carrés, ce qui en fait la mosquée la mieux préservée et la plus vaste de Guilin. Le transept de la mosquée Chongshan de Guilin est considéré comme un site historique et culturel important, protégé. En 1982, le président pakistanais s'y est rendu pour la prière du vendredi et lui a offert un ensemble complet de cassettes et d'enregistreurs du Coran. Il a même planté quatre arbres Tasong devant le portail, en guise de prière pour l'amitié éternelle entre les musulmans et les peuples de toute la nation sino-pakistanaise.

The Reed Flute Cave is a natural limestone cave with multicolored lighting and has been one of Guilin's most interesting attractions for over 1200 years. The cave got its name from the type of reed growing outside, which can be made into melodious flutes. Formed more than 700 thousand years ago, the cave is shaped like a bag, the entrance and the exit are close to each other. The highest point of the cave is up to 18 meters, the widest part is up to 93 meters. The length of the cave is 240 meters and offers a majestic fairyland of karst landscape. There are the stalactites hanging on the roof, the stalagmites growing on the ground, and the stone pillars formed by the stalactite and the stalagmite. And there are large quantities of the stone curtain, flower and waterfall. With the colorful light and the changeable stalactites, you will feel like you are in fairyland. Inside, there are more than 70 inscriptions written in ink, which can be dated back as far as 792AD in the Tang Dynasty.