Described as “Art Place of Nature”, the stalagmite and stone flowers of grotesque shapes in the caves create breathtaking spectacles which are really a feast for the eyes. Half way up the Brightness Hill, Reed Flute Cave is seven kilometers northwest of the center of Guilin. There used to be a special kind of reed growing outside of the cave which was an ideal material for making flute. Inside the U-shaped Karst cave are a large number of stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone curtains, and stone flowers, all glistening in colorful lights. In a distance of 500 meters between the entrance and the exit, there are more than 30 interesting sights, including “Pine in the Snow”, “Mushroom Hill”, “Virgin Forest”… The Reed Flute Cave is justifiably called the “Art Place of Nature”.

Yangshuo, 65 kilometers southeast of Guilin, is a county (population 300,000) directly under its jurisdiction. It is located in the upper reaches of Gui River and Li River runs through it. The county sits on a typical karst topography, where there are green mountains and jade-like streams everywhere. The scenery along the Li River is superb, and a traveler of the Ming Dynasty Xu Xiake (1586-1641) described it as “the land of green lotus and jade-color bamboo shoots.” Yangshuo boasts four major scenic areas, with over 20 scenic spots, each with its own unique qualities. Furthermore, the landscape changes color and looks different, along with the changing seasons. Of particular interest to visitors are Green Lotus Peak, Yangshuo Park, Mount Painting, and Mount Moon. There is a very popular saying about this area: “Guilin’s scenes are the finest under Heaven, but Yangshuo’s are still better.” It is a very popular travelers’ destination in its own right and certainly a good place to live and work, with a variety of opportunities. The town draws millions of visitors form both home and abroad. Living in Yangshuo is undeniably a way of showing you are a lover of mountains; which is not to say that all the people of Yangshuo spend their leisure hours gallivanting among the forests of the high country, but that they adore its beautiful scenery.  

Located in the Daxin county of Nanning City in Guangxi, the Detian Waterfall, along the Sino-Vietnamese border is the second largest transnational waterfall in the world. The grand three-tier waterfall is about 200 meters wide during the flood season and it makes a deafening sound, which can be heard several kilometers away.