Guilin and Fir Lake

The waterfall hotel which has a show every night at 20h30.







(Tea shop)

In 314 BC, a small settlement was established along the banks of the Li River. Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 319 BC 318 BC 317 BC 316 BC 315 BC 314 BC 313 BC 312 BC 311...

In 111 BC, during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Shi An County was established, which could be regarded as the beginning of the city. Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC - 110s BC - 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC Years: 116 BC 115 BC 114 BC 113 BC 112 BC - 111 BC - 110 BC 109 BC...

In 507 AD, the town was renamed Guizhou. Events Battle of Vouillé: Clovis I defeats the Visigoths near Poitiers, ends Visigothic power in Gaul. ...

Guilin prospered in the Tang and Song dynasties but remained a county. The city was also a nexus between the central government and the southwest border, and it was where regular armies were placed to guard that border. Canals were built through the city so that food supplies could be directly transported from the food-productive Yangtze plain to the farthest southwestern point of the empire. From zh:Image:Guilin_lijiang. ...

During the Ming Dynasty, Guilin became the capital of Guangxi, due to its immense role in the province.



Arobics along the canals in downtown Guilin is a favorite pass time of many of the locals.

The famous giant and thousands of years old Banyan tree on the edge of Fir Lake...







The Famous Pagodas in Fir Lake.