When to go, how to get around, and what only locals know — quick guides for all seven destinations.
April to June brings full rivers and green hills, September and October give clear skies and golden rice, and winter is misty and quiet with low water. Here is what each season actually looks like.
Guilin has three railway stations, an airport 30 km west, and two very different ways to reach Yangshuo. Which station and which route you pick changes the trip by hours.
The Li River cruise runs four hours from Guilin to Yangshuo past the peaks on the twenty-yuan note. Which pier, which boat class, which side of the deck, and when the water level changes the route.