The new high-speed train between Beijing and Guilin will begin operation on December 28, just in time for the new year. Read More>>
Guilin’s Light Show is currently taking place in Seven Star park and finishes its run on October 18 Read More>>
Norwegian electro-pop band Philco Fiction are set to play a gig at Guilin’s Langju Bar on April 3. Read More>>
Beginning on March 11, China Southern Airlines will upgrade its current Guilin-Nanjing route to a daily interval, increasing it from 4 to 7 flights. Read More>>
Guilin’s Chuanshan Park will offer free entry for visitors on February 9-10. Read More>>
New boat tours down Guilin’s Taohuajiang River (Peach Blossom River) are now open. Read More>>
The 14th Li River Fishing Light Festival will be held on the Lijiang River in Yangshuo County from December 12-15. This year’s festival will feature theatrical performances, dragon dance, painting, calligraphy and photography contests, a 1,000-person ... Read More>>
On November 26, the National Tourism Administration named Guilin’s Solitary Beauty Peak-King City Tourism Scenic Area a national 5A class tourist attraction. This is Guangxi Province’s third National 5A site, following the Lijiang River scenic ... Read More>>
The Chinese noise-pop trio Hedgehog will perform in Guilin’s Music Life Club on November 30. Returning from a tour in New York and hot off their new album Sun Fun Gun, this Beijing-based band is one of the most talked-about underground groups in ... Read More>>
The 2012 Yangshuo Rock Climbing festival will take place on Nov 9-11. This year's festival program includes an awards ceremony for China's top 10 rock climbers, a treasure hunt, rock climbing activities, a camping party and music festival, among others. And ... Read More>>
The Guilin Shangri-La Hotel's 1st Oktoberfest officially kicked off on October 20 in the hotel's Li Café. Festivities include lots of imported German brews, as well as sausages, potato salad, sauerkraut and a variety of fine breads. In addition, a ... Read More>>
The 2nd Guangxi Garden & Horticulture Exposition is being held at the Garden Expo Park in Guilin until October 31. Visitors who arrive before 10:00 will be given free admission to the park. After 10:00, admission jumps up to 20 RMB for locals and 120 ... Read More>>
The Guilin Shanshui Music Festival will be held at the Lijiang Golf Course in Guilin from October 3-6. The festival will feature close to 100 bands and artists from China and abroad. While grooving to the tunes coming from the main stage, you can also dig ... Read More>>
The first Guilin Taohua Bay Beer Festival will be held at Taohua Riverbank Lu Family Village (桃花江畔鲁家新村) from Sep 30-Oct 4. The festival will feature three giant mooncakes on display (it is Mid-Autumn Festival after all), the largest of which is 1.5 m... Read More>>
An announcement was made on August 27 stating the international bus route from Guilin to Halong in Vietnam will be resuming services. Covering a distance of 780 km, the trip usually takes around 12 hours. The bus departs from Cuizhu Road in Guilin, stops at ... Read More>>
England Premier League giants Liverpool FC, together with the English Football Association and the city of Guilin, began construction on the "Guilin International Football Tourism and Culture Industry Park" on August 8 in Xiangshan District. The ... Read More>>
Feminists beware! Guilin Merryland Park, a large amusement park similar to the Disney parks, will give half-price admission in July and August to women over 18 years old wearing skirts shorter than 38 cm. The discounted ticket is only 55 RMB per scantily ... Read More>>
On June 30, Capital Airlines will be opening a new flight route between Guilin and Hangzhou, operating daily. The plane will depart Hangzhou at 7:20 and arrive in Guilin at 9:20, while return flights from Guilin to Hangzhou will take off at 10:00 and land ... Read More>>
On June 27, following two days of heavy rainfall in Guilin, Lijiang’s water levels rose to 145.9 metres, just 0.1 meters short of warning levels. The Guilin Maritime Safety Administration has therefore announced that from June 27 onwards, ... Read More>>
Construction of a new Drum Tower has begun in Lingui, Guilin's New District. The work on the tower will continue for an estimated three months. The completed Drum Tower, constructed entirely of steel and glass, will have 15 floors and stand at 81 metres ... Read More>>
The Guilin–Liuzhou high-speed rail is expected to open this year, with a travel time of only one hour between the two cities. In addition, the Xianggui track (Hunan to Guangxi) is being constructed, with train speeds expected to hover between 200 and ... Read More>>
Korean Air is going to open a new Taegu–Guilin charter flight this May. The flight from Taegu to Guilin is intended to operate on May 8th, 11th, 14th, 17th, 20th, 23rd, 26th and 29th and departs at 21:20. The flight from Guilin to Taegu will operate ... Read More>>
Guilin's new landmark, called the "City Tower" (城市之塔) is expected to be completed by June. The building is located atop the Dudu Mountain on Jichang Lu, and copies the seven-story eight-side design of a classic stone pagoda, standing 21.21 m ... Read More>>
The Swiss electro-rockers Syndrome WPW are set to perform at the Lounge Bar in Guilin on May 10th. They are touring China on behalf of the Swiss Cultural Foundation. Website: http://syndromewpw.net Getting there: ride bus No. 3, 10, 11, 16, 23, 33, 51, 91, ... Read More>>