1. Brief Introduction
Guilin, formerly romanized as Kweilin, is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is situated on the west bank of the Li River and borders Hunan to the north. Its name means "Forest of Sweet Osmanthus", owing to the large number of fragrant sweet osmanthus trees located in the city. The city has long been renowned for its scenery of karst topography and is one of China's most popular tourist destinations.
2. Economy
Guilin is a economical and commercial developed center. In 2014, the gross domestic product (GDP) was 182.71 billion yuan with economy growth by 8%. The added value of the primary industry was 32.31 billion yuan, up by 4.9%, that of the secondary industry was 86.51 billion yuan, up by 9.9%; the tertiary industry was 638.9 billion yuan, The total retail sales of social consumer goods 68.29 billion yuan, an increase of 13.1%; per capita disposable income of urban residents 26,811 yuan, an increase of 18.7%; the total income of urban residents increased by 18.2% 9.2%, per capita net income of farmers 9431 yuan, up 12.8%; consumer prices rose 2%; urbanization rate reached 45.6%; million GDP energy consumption fell 3.5%, emission reduction targets to complete the task assigned to the autonomous region.
Industry mainly contains microelectronics, rubber, medicine as the pillar, and finished the establishment of the Guilin National Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone.
In 2012, there are 14 independent scientific research institutes, 86,000 state-owned scientific and technological personnel, 71,505 professional and technical personnel, and 677 scientific and technological projects, including 210 state-level, 341 municipal, 126 items. Completed 128 scientific and technological achievements throughout the year, winning 30. Won the 68 scientific and technological progress awards, of which the autonomous region-level awards 38, 30 municipal. More than 30 research and development institutions in the government departments above the county level, in optoelectronic technology applications, new materials, biotechnology, fine chemicals and other fields. There are state-level high-tech industry development zones, more than 400 Chinese and foreign enterprises in the region to invest.
3. Education
Guilin has 9 ordinary colleges and universities of strong educational strength, 6390 full-time teachers, 155,217 students, then enrollment of 54,290 students, 38,504 students were graduates. There are 216 ordinary secondary schools, 15624 full-time teachers, then enrollment 68210 people, 198844 students, 66,541 graduates; of which 160 ordinary junior high school, full-time teachers 10547 people, then enrollment 44393 people, 128945 students, graduates 43194 People. There are 1168 primary schools, 18,958 full-time teachers, then enrollment 58,670 people, 30,836 students, 44,712 graduates.
Guilin primary school net enrollment rate of 99.8%, junior high school graduation ratio rose to 100%. There are 55 social schools, 26,435 students in school. There are 6 special education schools, 1116 students, 108 full-time teachers. There are 664 kindergartens, 5026 full-time teachers, children in the park in the year 151805 people. The annual self-study examination of higher education 8616 people. 1997 Guilin school-age children enrollment rate reached 99.3% . Universities contains Guilin University Of Aerospace Technology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin university of technology, Guilin University Of Electronic Technology, Guangxi normal university etc.
4. Climate
Guilin has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate, with short, mild winters, and long, hot, humid summers. Winter begins dry but becomes progressively wetter and cloudier. Spring is generally overcast and often rainy, while summer continues to be rainy though is the sunniest time of year. Autumn is sunny and dry. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 7.9 °C (46.2 °F) in January to 28.0 °C (82.4 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 18.84 °C (65.9 °F). The annual rainfall is just above 1,900 mm (75 in), and is delivered in bulk (~50%) from April to June, when the plum rains occur and often create the risk of flooding. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 14% in March to 53% in September, the city receives 1,487 hours of bright sunshine annually.
5. Transportation
Guilin is in advantageous location. The airport is Guilin Liangjiang International Airport. Following airlines and budget airlines flying to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport are available at November 2016. Guilin Main Train Station and Guilin North Train Station are on the Hunan–Guangxi Railway, Hengyang-Liuzhou High-Speed Railway and Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway, the main railways connecting Guangxi with central and southern China. Arriving to North Station, high-speed trains between Guilin and Changsha, Beijing have come into operation since December 28, 2013, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Guiyang, Shanghai since December 28, 2014. It will bring much convenience for people come to Guilin. It takes only about 2 or 3 hours from Guangzhou to Guilin, 7 hours from Shanghai to Guilin and 11 hours from Beijing to Guilin. The city's public transportation includes bus routes and taxis. Guilin is the leading city in Mainland China operating double-decker buses regularly on major routes; in its main street the double-deckers run one-by-one almost every minute. Sightseeing boats also run on the city's canals and lakes.
6. Tourism
Guilin is known as "The Best scenery in the world", is China's key scenic tourist city and garden city, is the State Department named the first batch of historical and cultural city. In 2003, the World Tourism Organization in Guilin and Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an, as China's best tourist city being world's tourists solemnly recommended. Guilin is located in the southwest of Nanling Mountains, an average elevation of 150 meters of typical karst topography.
The city's limestone by hundreds of millions of years of weathering erosion, forming a thousand peak ring, a water hold the city, Shanqingshui Shuixiu strange beauty of the unique landscape. The most representative of the attractions are the Lijiang River, Elephant Trunk Hill, Fubo Hill, Nanxi Mountain, Yaoshan, Duxiu peak, Qixingyan, Reed Flute Cave, Zengpi rock, crown rock, Ming Dynasty King City, Rong Lake, Shan Lake, wood Longhu and so on. And we said that the most exciting section of the Lijiang River in Yangshuo, Guilin other counties also have countless beauty waiting for us to browse, Lijiang Blue Bay, Longji terraced fields, Xing'an Lingqu, Maoer Hill, the river rafting , Five rows of river rafting, octagonal Walled, Baoding Falls and so will bring you more surprises.
Guilin in the open area of natural human landscape fir lake water, tourists can cross the water tunnel straight boarded the copper tower, which is the famous Guilin water copper tower, the tower is the first person in the field of Chinese copper art Zhu Bingren In the history of Chinese copper construction huge exclamation mark, which created three of China's most: China's first copper tower; China's first highest copper art and crafts building; China's first highest in the water Of the tower, a major attraction in Guilin.
Population: 4.74 million
Temperature: average 18.84 °C (65.9 °F)
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