Guilin, a key scenic tourist city and a famous historical and cultural city in China, is blessed with national-level scenic spots, known as the most beautiful city in the world, and a bright pearl shining in the southern Xinjiang of the motherland and the northeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The city has jurisdiction over twelve counties, including Xiangshan, Xiufeng, Qixing, Diecai, Yanshan and Yangshuo, Lingui, Lingchuan, Xing 'an, Quanzhou, Lipu, Gongcheng, Ziyuan, Yongfu, Longsheng, Guanyang and Pingle, covering an area of 27,809 square kilometers.
Guilin has a long history. Baoji Mountain, Zhupi Rock, Jiaozi Rock, Sakyamuni Rock, Dangui Rock, Chuanshan Xia Yan and other places all have ancient and modern human remains. In January of the 29th year of the Republic of China (1940), the capital of Guangxi was located in Guilin. After liberation, the capital moved to Nanning, and Guilin was a municipality directly under the central government. 1September, 1998, with the official approval of the State Council, Guilin and Guilin formally merged to form the new Guilin.
Guilin is a multi-ethnic area, with dozens of ethnic groups such as Zhuang, Yao, Hui, Miao and Dong, and there are 4.76 million people in the urban area.
There is little snow in Guilin in three winters and spring in four seasons. The average annual temperature is around 19℃. In winter in Guilin, osmanthus flowers are in full bloom and the city is fragrant. The average temperature is about 15℃, and the lowest temperature is only 8℃. Therefore, in this season, you only need to wear spring and autumn clothes and bring one or two winter clothes to keep out the cold (thin winter clothes such as underwear are the best), so you can cope with it. Guilin's division of spring, summer and rainy season is not obvious, and the temperature difference is not big, so you can wear spring clothes.
Summer is the rainy season in Guilin, and abundant rainfall is mostly concentrated in May and June, which is called "Rain Guilin". If you choose to go out at this time, don't forget to bring a "sun umbrella" in case of emergency. You can wear ordinary summer clothes at this time. The high temperature in summer makes it difficult for northern tourists to adapt. When traveling, you should prepare some heatstroke prevention drugs and anti-mosquito drugs as much as possible in case of emergency.
There are 1000 kinds of higher plants in Guilin, including precious trees such as silver fir and ginkgo biloba. Pinus massoniana is the main natural vegetation, and osmanthus fragrans is the main urban flower. There are many kinds of animals in Guilin, including more than 400 kinds of terrestrial vertebrates, including clouded leopard, yellow-bellied pheasant, pangolin, civet and so on. Aquatic organisms 144 species, including rare giant salamander, mandarin fish, eel, etc. The main minerals in Guilin are hematite, pyrite, lead, zinc, talc and high-quality marble.
Guilin's native products mainly include: Guilin's "three treasures": Sanhua wine, tofu brain and Chili sauce; Shatian pomelo, Siraitia grosvenorii, Ginkgo biloba, Lipu flavor, horseshoe, yuba, Guilin rice noodles, lotus fish, etc.
Urban characteristics: Guilin is a famous scenic and cultural city. Lijiang River and reed flute cave are world-famous brand products. Successive dynasties have left splendid cultural heritages in Guilin, such as the forest of steles in Guihai, the former site of Guilin office of the Eighth Route Army, Jingjiang Mausoleum, Xing 'an Lingqu and Gongcheng Confucian Temple. There are 552 cultural relics in the urban area, and 12 1 is listed as cultural relics protection units at all levels. These cultural relics and historic sites have high literary, historical and artistic values and appreciation values.
Highway: Guilin highway extends in all directions, including Huang Gui first-class highway, Guilin-Yangshuo second-class highway and Guilin-Liuzhou-Nanning-Beihai expressway. National highways 32 1, 322, and 323 pass through the territory. Among them, line 322 in the city has developed into a high-grade highway, realizing 100% town and 87% administration.
Railway: The newly-built Guilin passenger train departure station covers an area of 40 hectares, the hall can accommodate 6.5438+0.5 million people, and the annual throughput is 6.5438+0.5 million people. The railway connects the Beijing-Guangzhou line in the north and the arteries of Guizhou, Guangxi and Liu Zhi in the south. The Gui Xiang Railway runs through the Gui Xiang Corridor, and the trains can reach major cities in China.
Aviation: Guilin Liangjiang International Airport covers an area of 4.06 square kilometers, with a building area of 6.5438+0.7 million square meters and a terminal building of more than 50,000 square meters. The flight zone is 4D and the runway is 2800 meters long. The designed annual flight volume is 42,000, and the annual passenger throughput is 5 million. At present, there are 44 international and domestic routes, and 2 1 airline flies to Guilin Airport, which can serve 29 cities in China, as well as Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan Province Province, Fukuoka, Jeju and Bangkok, Thailand.
Waterway: There are Xiangjiang River and Lijiang River, which are connected with the Pearl River along the Lijiang River through Wuzhou, and can directly reach Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macao.
Posts and Telecommunications: The local telecom power network has been completely built, the program-controlled telephones in cities and counties have been popularized, and all mobile phones, incompetent paging and computer Internet services have been opened. Domestic postal savings outlets have been set up, and special book express service has been carried out with 150 countries and more than 200 cities in China.
Energy: A power supply system with a total capacity of 40.3KW has been built in Guilin network area, and the maximum power consumption in urban area is 35KW. Oil, liquefied gas and coal are in sufficient supply.
Water supply and drainage: There are 4 large and medium-sized water plants in Guilin with a daily water supply capacity of 340,000 tons, which can fully meet the needs of social production and people's life. There are 4 sewage treatment plants in the city, with a daily sewage treatment capacity of178,500 tons, and the sewage treatment rate is at the leading level in China.
Guilin is a new industrial city. At present, medicine, food, automobile and electronics have been gradually formed, and the product and industrial structure are relatively suitable.
Guilin has formed a multi-form and multi-level financial system dominated by the People's Bank of China, with specialized banks as the main body and non-bank financial institutions coexisting. The insurance business has also developed well.
Science and education: There are 14 scientific research institutes and more than 30 R&D institutions of government departments at or above the county level, which are at an advanced level in the fields of photoelectric technology application, new materials, biotechnology and fine chemicals. In addition, more than 400 Chinese and foreign enterprises have invested in the National High-tech Industrial Development Zone.
There are 13 colleges, 62 technical secondary schools and 2 105 primary and secondary schools in our city.
Culture: public library 13, whose information has entered the information superhighway. City Art Museum is an excellent project of cultural facilities in this area. There are cultural centers 10 and art performance groups 15 in the city.
Health: The city has 849 medical and health institutions such as People's Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, No.81Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, Nanxishan Hospital, No.2 People's Hospital and Maternal and Child Health Hospital, with 2200 beds and 2800 health technicians.
Sports: Our city is a gymnastics city named by the autonomous region. Yan, Mo Huilan, Tang and Xiao Jiangang are world-famous athletes. There are more than 1000 stadiums and more than 10 amateur sports schools in the city, which can hold various international and domestic individual competitions.
Guilin is a key tourist city and a famous historical and cultural city in China. Since the reform and opening up, tourism has developed rapidly. Every year, the number of inbound tourists reaches several hundred thousand, and the number of domestic tourists is over several million. Dozens of heads of state and government have visited Guangxi, leaving many words of praise.
There are 27 tourist star-rated hotels in the city, including 2 five-star, 3 four-star and 3-star 1 1. * * * has more than 6,600 rooms,13,000 beds. 0/8 international travel agencies and 62 domestic travel agencies; There are 25 designated foreign-related tourism enterprises, more than 700 foreign-related vehicles and 67 foreign-related cruise ships. Whether it is comprehensive reception capacity, industrial scale, industrial service quality, infrastructure, supporting conditions, industrial linkage function, it has reached a higher level and grade in China. In order to turn Guilin into an "excellent tourist city in China", the Guilin Tourism Advisory Service Center has been set up, and a package ticket and tourist credit card system have been implemented to protect the legitimate rights and interests of tourists, strengthen tourism supervision and inspection, and correct the morals.
Guilin is rich in tourism resources. Its characteristics and advantages: First, the mountains and rivers are beautiful and unique. The typical karst landform endows Guilin with "green hills, beautiful waters, strange caves and beautiful stones" and is known as "the best in the world". Second, natural resources and human resources are integrated. Guilin has distinctive scenic spots, such as Lijiang River, reed flute cave and Yaoshan, and outer ring scenic spots, such as Huaping, Qindi, Lingqu and Qingshitan Reservoir in Maoershan. Lijiang Scenic Area has been listed as a national scenic spot, and Xing 'an Lingqu has been listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit. Third, the city and scenic spots are integrated, and you can see the scenery when you push the window out. The landscape distribution is suitable and the tourism accessibility is good. Fourthly, the spatial distribution of the landscape is multi-layered and has its own characteristics, which is convenient for the combination of various tourist routes and the development by stages and districts. Fifth, most scenic spots rely on towns, and some scenic spots have a certain development foundation, which is suitable for carrying out multi-functional, multi-level and multi-form tourism activities and increasing tourism.