UNESCO World Heritage SiteNational 5A Scenic AreaSouth China
Li River, Guilin
桂林漓江 · Guangxi, Guilin
The classic karst landscape of limestone peaks reflected in a jade-green river, from Guilin to Yangshuo.
The Li River winds between the dramatic karst peaks of Guangxi, their conical shapes mirrored in still green water. A boat cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo passes bamboo groves, fishing cormorants and riverside villages through scenery that has become the very image of Chinese landscape beauty.
The Guilin karst was shaped over millions of years as limestone dissolved into towers and caves. Its scenery has been celebrated since the Tang dynasty, when the line 'Guilin's scenery is the finest under heaven' was coined. The South China Karst, including the Guilin area, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014 (second phase).
Day-by-day routes you won't find online — now starting with an 8-day, 1,500 km loop through western Sichuan. New regions are added regularly; tell us where you want to drive next.
