Guilin is a world-famous scenic city and historical and cultural city. It is located at the southern end of Gui Xiang Corridor, between east longitude109 36 ′ and north latitude1129 ′ and north latitude 2415 ′ and 26 23 ′, with an average elevation of150m. It borders Hunan Province in the north and northeast. Guilin is located at low latitude and belongs to subtropical monsoon climate. The territory has a mild climate, abundant rainfall, long frost-free period, abundant sunshine and heat, long summer and short winter, four distinct seasons, basically the same rainy and hot seasons, and excellent climatic conditions. The annual average temperature is 65438 08.9℃. It is the hottest in July, with an average monthly temperature of 28℃, and the coldest in 65438+ 10, with an average monthly temperature of 7.8℃. The annual average frost-free period is 309 days, the annual average rainfall is 1949.5 mm, and the average evaporation is 1490 ~ 1905 mm. The annual average relative humidity is 73 ~ 79%. The wind direction throughout the year is mainly northerly, with an average wind speed of 2.2 ~ 2.7m/s. The annual average sunshine hours are 1670 hours. The average pressure is 994.9 hectopascals. Guilin is located in the southwest of Nanling Mountain System, with an average elevation of150m. It belongs to a typical karst landform. After hundreds of millions of years of weathering and erosion, limestone all over the city has formed a unique landscape surrounded by thousands of peaks, surrounded by water and grottoes, which is praised by the world as "Guilin's landscape is the best in the world". Among them, the most representative scenic spots are: Elephant Trunk Mountain, Fubo Mountain, Nanxi Mountain, Yaoshan Mountain, Duxiu Peak, Qixingyan, reed flute cave, Guifei Rock, Yan Guan, Ming Dynasty Wangcheng, Ronghu Lake and Coral Lake. The most wonderful part of the Lijiang River landscape is in Yangshuo, and there are countless beautiful scenery waiting for us to visit in other counties and districts of Guilin. Longji Terrace, Xing 'an Lingqu, Zijiang River Rafting, Wupai River Rafting, Bajiaozhai and Baoding Waterfall will all bring you more surprises. Guilin is an ancient cultural city. It has a history of more than 2,000 years and a rich cultural heritage. After Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, he set up Guilin County, dug Lingqu, and communicated Xiangjiang River and Lijiang River. Since then, Guilin has become an important town in Nantong sea area and the northern Central Plains. Since the Song Dynasty, it has been the political, economic and cultural center of Guangxi, and it was called the "Southwest Huifu" until the founding of New China. In the long years, Guilin's picturesque scenery has attracted countless literati, who have written many well-known poems and articles and carved more than 2,000 stone carvings and wall books. In addition, history has left many historical sites here. These unique cultural landscapes have won Guilin the praise of "traveling mountains like reading history and watching mountains like painting". During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, Guilin became a famous cultural city in China, where many patriotic writers and artists gathered and wrote a new chapter in anti-Japanese culture. A long history has given birth to a rich culture for this ancient and beautiful land. For thousands of years, Guilin has been a treasure place for people to travel and see. Now, a scenic spot with Guilin as the center and surrounding 12 counties has been formed. There are vast and verdant virgin forests, majestic and steep peaks and valleys, swift streams and waterfalls and amazing mountain terraces in the world ... In this magical land, there are more than ten ethnic minorities such as Zhuang, Yao, Miao, Dong, Mulao and Maonan. The natural scenery, ethnic customs, history and culture of Grand Guilin deeply attract Chinese and foreign tourists and heads of state to come and linger. The best time to travel Guilin has a low latitude and belongs to the humid monsoon climate in the middle subtropical zone. Generally speaking, Guilin has a mild climate, four distinct seasons and superior climatic conditions. The annual average temperature is 65438 09.3℃, which is known as "little snow in three winters and flowers in four seasons". April-June+10/October is the best season to travel to Guilin every year. During this period, there will be two golden weeks, May 1st and 11th, which are also the peak of tourism. There will be many tourists in Guilin with a suitable climate, the booking of rooms and transportation will reach a climax, and the price will be higher than usual. Therefore, it is best to avoid this time and choose an off-season to travel and taste the beauty of the world. Yangshuo, a famous scenic spot, is located in the northeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and the south of Guilin, which is under the jurisdiction of Guilin, and the county seat is 65 kilometers away from Guilin. Jianxian County began in the 10th year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (AD 590), and it has been over 1400 years. The county covers an area of 1.428 square kilometers, with 20,000 hectares of cultivated land and a total population of 300,000. It has jurisdiction over 6 towns and 3 townships, with Han, Zhuang, Yao and Hui nationalities 1. Lijiang River-located in the east of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the south of China, belongs to the Pearl River system. Lijiang River originates from "the first peak in South China" and is found in Maoer Mountain, Yuechengling, northern Guangxi. This is a place with beautiful forests, fresh air and excellent ecological environment. The mainstream of the upper reaches of Lijiang River is called Liu Dong; It flows to the south near Xing 'anmen, connects with Huangbaijiang River in the east and Chuanjiang River in the west, and the confluence is called Rongjiang River. The water from Hui Ling Canal in Rongjiang Town flows through Lingchuan, Guilin and Yangshuo, reaches Pingle and flows into Xijiang River, with a total length of 437 kilometers. The waterway from Guilin to Yangshuo is about 83 kilometers, which is called Lijiang River. Jiuma Painting Mountain-There is a mountain four kilometers upstream of Xingping, which is connected with the five peaks. It is surrounded by mountains in the southeast and north, and rivers in the west. On the stone wall of 100 meters high, it is green, yellow and white, with colorful colors and alternating shades, just like a painting of a god. Traveler Xu Xiake described it like this: "Its mountains run across Jiang Nanan, and rivers flow from the north to the west. The trees are reflected, and the stones are all yellow, red, blue and white, with mixed colors. There is a distant view like a painting screen, hence the name Painting Mountain. " Xiangshan, located in the west of Guilin and far from the east of the city, has become a famous landscape in Jingmen. Xiangshan was called Mengshan in the Tang Dynasty, and the name "Xiangshan" is said to commemorate Lu Jiuyuan in the Southern Song Dynasty. Coincidentally, there is also a "Xiangshan" in Guixi, Jiangxi Province today, which is also named to commemorate Lu Jiuyuan. Therefore, there used to be a landowner, but now there are only two fragrant hills. There are six main food streets in Guilin: binjiang road Food Street (from Fubo Mountain to Elephant Trunk Mountain), Jiefang West Road Food Street, Putuo Road Food Street (Chaoyang Road intersection), Guilin Food City (200 meters to the left of the bus station), luoshan road Food Street (opposite to the food city) and the most famous Guilin Mongkok Food Street (near the bell tower in the central square). There are many ethnic minorities, many folk festivals and strong annual customs in Guilin, which has become a major landscape of local tourism. Traditional folk festivals common to all ethnic groups, such as Lantern Festival and Dragon Boat Festival, will be celebrated here, which is very lively. But the most wonderful festival is undoubtedly unique to all ethnic groups. Guilin Landscape Tourism Festival (10- 12) The Guilin Municipal People's Government holds an international tourism festival every year in order to improve Guilin's tourism popularity, enhance Guilin's tourism industry and attract tourists. 1992 started to hold the Landscape Tourism Festival. March 3rd March 3rd is a traditional song meeting of Zhuang nationality, also known as "Gewei Festival" and "Gepo Festival", which is divided into day song meeting and night song meeting. At present, the government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has designated the third day of the third lunar month as Songzhuang Festival, and it has gradually developed into the "March 3rd" culture and art festival. Miao year Miao year is a traditional festival of Miao nationality. On the morning of the festival, people set off firecrackers and fired three shots to show good luck. During the festival, people visit relatives and friends and congratulate each other. Some places are accompanied by grand bullfighting and horse racing. Among them, the activity of Lusheng stepping on the hall is the most exciting. At that time, the young man Lusheng was loud and melodious, and the girls wore festive costumes, dragons, phoenixes, silver pins and silver combs, and danced with the rhythm of the music. By boarding the hall, young men and women can freely choose their lovers. The time of Miao year varies from place to place, basically after the autumn harvest. Fireworks Festival is a traditional folk festival of Dong nationality. On this day, people set off fireworks. The first gun means that the population is prosperous, the second gun means congratulations on making a fortune, and the third gun means that the grain is abundant. After the fireworks, young men and women got together to play lusheng and dance. At night, the bonfire was lit, some people sang Dong Opera, some people sang songs freely, and there was laughter. The date of the Fireworks Festival is different in different places, from January to October. Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County is on the third day of the first month (lunar calendar, the same below), Meilin is on the second day of February, Fulu is on the third day of March, and Linxi is on October 26th. Whether you can meet it depends on your luck. No Wind Festival is a traditional festival in Miaoping Yaoxuan, Lingui County, Guilin City. Legend has it that in ancient times, Fengshen was angry and the village was affected. Some immortals give people directions. On the 20th day of the first month, no sound or wind is allowed to make sacrifices to Fengshen. This proved to be effective, and this day became a windless festival. Before the festival, people tied some crosses with straw, pressed them on the corners of the fields and hung them on the eaves. During the festival, all sounds are forbidden, and even clothes can only be spread on the grass. In order to avoid people coming and going making noise, all the people in the village left home to go to Miaopingwei for the festival. The festival activities are colorful, such as beating gongs and drums, dancing lions and singing operas, and singing folk songs when night falls. This day, which was originally a day without sound and wind, turned into a happy event in Miaopingwei. Guilin's special catering is famous all over the country, and its local flavor is unique, combining hot and sour Hunan cuisine with light Cantonese cuisine. Guilin people's home-cooked snacks are greatly influenced by Hunan cuisine, and almost every meal is inseparable from hot and sour, so restaurants naturally choose to adapt to Guilin people's tastes. Of course, with the continuous development of tourism, there are more and more types of catering. Huaiyang cuisine, Minnan cuisine, Chaozhou cuisine, northwest local cuisine and Guangxi ethnic minority cuisine have also formed a climate in Guilin. Fashion catering is also quietly emerging in Guilin. Authentic western food and Chinese simple meals are deeply loved by young people. The street snacks in Guilin are a must, and the lotus leaf fragrance emitted by glutinous rice chicken floats all over the street. Guilin rice noodles must be tasted, including lettuce powder, beef brisket powder, three fresh powder, original soup powder, marinated vegetable powder, hot and sour powder, horse meat rice noodles and so on. There are hundreds of rice noodle shops with different tastes in the city, and some even open all night. Its bone soup began to boil before dawn, and its taste was mellow. The master will cut the braised pork for you, add delicious peanuts and chopped green onion, and then pour the broth on it. It tastes really good. Guilin is located at the crossroads of Lingnan. Since ancient times, officials and business travelers have gathered together, and their eating habits are integrated with those of the north and the south. These eating habits have been handed down from Guangdong, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian. In recent centuries, Guangdong and Sichuan have had a great influence on their diet, and at the same time, they have integrated into local living habits, and because of the development of tourism, they have gradually formed flavor snacks with certain local characteristics.