Guilin
Guilin 桂林 · Gveilinz | |
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桂林市 · Gveilinz Si | |
 View o Xi River an Elephant Trunk Hill | |
 Location o Guilin Ceety jurisdiction in Guangxi | |
 Admeenistrative diveesions o Guilin | |
  Guilin Location in Cheenae | |
| Coordinates: 25°16′N 110°17′E / 25.267°N 110.283°E | |
| Kintra | Fowkrepublic o Cheenae |
| Region | Guangxi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27,809 km2 (10,737 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 153 m (502 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Tot | 4,747,963 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Cheenae Staundart) |
| Postal code | 541XXX |
| Aurie code(s) | 0773 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 桂C for Guilin's ceety proper, Yangshuo, an Lingui; awithers 桂H |
| Wabsteid | http://www.guilin.gov.cn/ |
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| Cheenese | 桂林 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Kweilin | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Zhuang | Gveilinz | ||||||||||||||||||
Guìlín (Cheenese: 桂林; Zhuang: Gveilinz) is a prefectur-level ceety in the northeast o the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae, sittin on the wast bank o the Li River. Its name means "forest o Sweet Osmanthus", owin tae the lairge nummer o fragrant Sweet Osmanthus trees locatit in the ceety. The ceety haes lang been renawned for its unique scenery o Karst topografie an is ane o Cheenae's maist popular tourist destinations.[1]
History[eedit | eedit soorce]
In 314 BC, a smaa dounset wis established alang the banks o the Li River.
In 111 BC, durin the reign o Emperor Wu o the Han Dynasty, Shi An Coonty wis established, which coud be regardit as the beginnin o the ceety.
In 507 AD, the toun wis renamed Guizhou.
Guilin prospered in the Tang an Song dynasties but remained a coonty. The ceety wis an aa a nexus atween the central govrenment an the soothwast border, an it wis whaur regular airmies wur placed tae guard that border. Canals wur biggit throu the ceety sae that fuid supplies coud be directly transportit frae the fuid-productive Yangtze plain tae the farthest soothwastren pynt o the empire.
In 1921, Guilin acame ane o the heidquarters o the Northren Expeditionary Airmy led bi Dr. Sun Yat-sen.
In 1940, the ceety acquired its present name.[2][3]
In 1981, Guilin wis leetit bi the State Cooncil as ane o the fower ceeties (the ither three bein Beijing, Hangzhou an Suzhou) whaur the pertection o historical an cultural heritage, as well as naitural scenery, should be treatit as a priority project.[4][5]
Admeenistrative diveesions[eedit | eedit soorce]
Guilin admeenisters 17 coonty-level diveesions:
- Sax destricts: Xiufeng Destrict (秀峰区), Xiangshan District (象山区), Diecai Destrict (叠彩区), Qixing District (七星区), Yanshan District (雁山区), Lingui Destrict (临桂区).
- Nine coonties: Yangshuo Coonty (阳朔), Lingchuan Coonty (灵川), Xing'an Coonty (兴安), Quanzhou Coonty (全州), Yongfu County (永福), Ziyuan Coonty (资源), Guanyang Coonty (灌阳), Pingle Coonty (平乐), Lipu Coonty (荔浦).
- Twa autonomous coonties: Gongcheng Yao Autonomous Coonty (恭城瑶族自治县), Longsheng Various Naitionalities Autonomous Coonty (龙胜各族自治县).
Geografie[eedit | eedit soorce]
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Guilin lies in the northren portion o Guangxi, an haes a tot aurie o 27,809 square kilometres (10,737 sq mi). The topografie o the aurie is merked bi karst formations. The Li River flaws throu the ceety.
- Hills an Muntains: Diecai Hill (zh:叠彩山), Elephant Trunk Hill, Wave-Subduing Hill (zh:伏波山), Lipu Muntains, Kitten Muntain (zh:猫儿山) an Yao Hill (zh:尧山)
- Cave: Reed Flute Cave, Seven-Starn Cave
Climate[eedit | eedit soorce]
Guilin haes a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), wi mild winters an lang, het, an humid simmers. The monsoon is lang, lastin frae Mairch tae August, an a pronoonced dry saison occurs in faw an winter; the tot annual rainfaw is 1,920 millimetres (76 in). The monthly 24-oor average temperatur ranges frae 7.9 °C (46.2 °F) in Januar tae 28.0 °C (82.4 °F) in Julie, an the annual mean is 18.8 °C (65.8 °F). Snawfaw is rare but possible in winter.
| Climate data for Guilin (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average heich °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
30.4 (86.7) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.8 (91.0) |
30.3 (86.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
| Average law °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
15.8 (60.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63.4 (2.50) |
96.7 (3.81) |
136.7 (5.38) |
247.4 (9.74) |
351.7 (13.85) |
346.9 (13.66) |
231.3 (9.11) |
173.3 (6.82) |
81.8 (3.22) |
65.7 (2.59) |
63.6 (2.50) |
42.8 (1.69) |
1,901.3 (74.87) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 15.1 | 15.5 | 18.6 | 20.2 | 19.0 | 17.5 | 16.1 | 14.8 | 8.2 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 172.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 76 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 71 | 67 | 67 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine oors | 66.9 | 50.0 | 51.6 | 72.6 | 109.5 | 131.1 | 199.4 | 204.1 | 193.4 | 157.1 | 134.4 | 117.2 | 1,487.3 |
| Source: Cheenae Meteorological Admeenistration[6] | |||||||||||||
Transportation[eedit | eedit soorce]
Air[eedit | eedit soorce]
Budget airlines an aa operate frae the Guilin Liangjiang Internaitional Airport - Spring Airlines provides connections tae local destinations within Cheenae while AirAsia connects passengers tae Kuala Lumpur, Malaysie.
Rail[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Hunan–Guangxi Railway
- Train: Guilin Train Station
Internaitional relations[eedit | eedit soorce]
Twin touns — Sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]
Guilin is twinned wi:
- Nishikatsura, Yamanashi, Japan[7]- - Kumamoto Ceety, Japan[8]
- Hastings, New Zealand
- Orlando, Unitit States[9]
The Guilin relationship wi the New Zealand ceety Hastings stairtit in 1977, efter a research scientist, Dr Stuart Falconer identified a nummer o common auries o interest atween the twa ceeties, includin horticultur an thair rural-urban mix.[10]
Gallery[eedit | eedit soorce]
Guilin Scenery
Guilin landscapes
Sangs an Performances in Guilin
Seven Starn Pairk
Distant view o Guilin
Gulin Street
Gulin Pagodas
See also[eedit | eedit soorce]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Foster, Simon (2012). Frommer's China. John Wiley & Sons. p. 612. ISBN 9781118223529.
- ↑ http://www.justchina.org/china/guilin/guilin-history.asp
- ↑ http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/guangxi/guilin/
- ↑ http://www.greatwall-of-china-beijing.com/guilin-travel.html#.UUc8KxeG1Lo
- ↑ http://www.chinatourguide.com/guilin/guilin_history.html
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集（1971－2000年）". Cheenae Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ↑ http://www.pref.yamanashi.jp/english/profile/documents/2008yamanashifactsandfigures.pdf
- ↑ http://www.kumamoto-if.or.jp/info/s_detail.asp?LC=e&PageID=3&l_id=3
- ↑ http://www.cityoforlando.net/international/global_connex/asia.htm
- ↑ http://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/sister-city
Further readin[eedit | eedit soorce]
Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
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- Guilin Govrenment Offeecial wabsteid (in Cheenese)