The Li River as a Moving Landscape
The Li River’s limestone gorge, alluvial ground and changing viewpoints reveal a landscape shaped by water, painting and watershed care.
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The Many Lives of Guilin’s Princely City
Duxiu Peak anchors Jingjiang Princes’ City, where Ming rule, Qing examinations, modern education and archaeological remains occupy the same Guilin compound.
A City Built Around Water and Limestone
Named waterways, designed lake gardens and Elephant Trunk Hill bring water, limestone and urban history together in central Guilin.
Guilin Mifen: Noodles, Lu-shui and Craft
Guilin mifen combines freshly made rice noodles, seasoned lu-shui and accompaniments shaped by makers’ choices.
Guilin Karst: Peaks, Depressions and Water
Guilin’s limestone landscape includes clustered hills, isolated towers and the water-shaped ground between them.
When Tea Becomes a Meal in Gongcheng
Pounding, boiling and sharing turn tea into a savory social occasion in Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County, southeast of Guilin.
When a Mountain Became a Page
Duxiu Peak’s famous inscription connects landscape praise with examination ambition and a much longer literary conversation.
Dongxi Xiang: Old Streets and New Fabric
The lanes outside Jingjiang Princes’ City show how inherited urban space, buried remains and reconstruction can coexist.