{"id":92849,"date":"2026-09-04T01:32:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T17:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/sg\/?p=92849"},"modified":"2026-09-04T01:32:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T17:32:57","slug":"things-to-do-in-guilin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/sg\/blog\/things-to-do-in-guilin\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Best Things To Do In Guilin & Yangshuo (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The landscape on the back of the 20-yuan note, and the four ways to reach it<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Guilin is the ink-painting version of China: limestone peaks standing in flooded fields, a river the colour of jade, water buffalo in the shallows. Most of what you came for isn’t in Guilin city at all. It’s spread across Yangshuo county and the Longji mountains, and sorting that out first saves you a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TL;DR \u2014 Guilin At A Glance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Top 3 must-dos<\/strong><\/td>The Li River cruise to Yangshuo, the Longji rice terraces, and cycling the Ten-Mile Gallery<\/td><\/tr>
How many days?<\/strong><\/td>4 days cover all three areas. 3 is the honest minimum<\/td><\/tr>
Best time to visit<\/strong><\/td>Late September to early November for clear skies and the golden rice harvest. April to May for mirrored terraces and mist<\/td><\/tr>
Visa for SG passports<\/strong><\/td>30 days visa-free, under the mutual arrangement in force since 9 February 2024<\/td><\/tr>
Li River cruise<\/strong><\/td>215 CNY (~S$41) on a 3-star boat, from 360 CNY (~S$68) on a 4-star. One-way, 4 to 5 hours, doubles as your transfer to Yangshuo<\/td><\/tr>
Getting there<\/strong><\/td>No direct flight from Singapore. Connect through Guangzhou, Shenzhen or Kuala Lumpur<\/td><\/tr>
How to pay<\/strong><\/td>Link your YouTrip Mastercard to Alipay or WeChat Pay. Every scan converts at the Mastercard wholesale rate with no foreign transaction fee. Cash backup: any local ATM, first S$400 each calendar month free<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83d\udcd6 Related Guide: Deciding between China’s two great landscape destinations? Our 22 best things to do in Zhangjiajie<\/a><\/strong> covers the sandstone pillars that make the harder, more vertical trip.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Table of Contents<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. What Is Guilin Known For?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. How Many Days Do You Need in Guilin?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Best Time to Visit Guilin<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. How to Get to Guilin From Singapore<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Best Things to Do in Guilin City<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Longji Rice Terraces: The Best Day Trip From Guilin<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Best Things to Do in Yangshuo<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Things to Do in Guilin at Night<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. What to Eat in Guilin and Yangshuo<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Where to Stay in Guilin and Yangshuo<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Getting Around Guilin and Yangshuo<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Paying in Guilin<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. FAQs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    What Is Guilin Known For?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    Guilin is known for karst scenery: thousands of limestone hills that rise straight out of flat farmland along the Li River, in northeast Guangxi province in southern China. The 20-yuan note carries a stretch of that river on its back, which makes it the most-circulated landscape photo in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    The limestone explains the shape of everything. This was a shallow sea around 300 million years ago, and the rock that settled has been dissolving in rain ever since. What’s left standing are the harder cores, packed close together like a crowd rather than strung along a ridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    An old Chinese line calls Guilin’s scenery the finest under heaven. Locals will then tell you the second half of the couplet, which gives the crown to Yangshuo. They have a point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Guilin means three different places, and they sit hours apart:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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