Guilin, called Guizhou for short, Jingjiang and Shi'an in ancient times, is a prefecture level city and provincial sub central city under the jurisdiction of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is located in the southwest of the the Nanling Mountain Mountains, the southern end of the Xiang Gui Corridor, and the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It borders Hunan Province in the north and northeast, Hezhou City in the southeast, Wuzhou City and Laibin City in the south, and Liuzhou City in the west and southwest. As of the end of 2022, the city's permanent population was 4.9563 million. According to the official website in November 2023, the total area of the city is 27800 square kilometers, with 6 districts, 10 counties (autonomous counties), and Lipu City under its jurisdiction. It has dispatched institutions such as Guilin National High tech Development Zone, Guilin Economic and Technological Development Zone, Guangdong Guangxi Guizhou High speed Railway Economic Belt Cooperation Experimental Zone (Guilin) Guangxi Park [4]. The gross domestic product (GDP) of the city in 2022 is 243.575 billion yuan.
Guilin is an important national high-tech industrial base and an old industrial base in China. It is a type II large city and a third tier city. It has been approved by the State Council as an international tourist city for China's opening up to the outside world, a national tourism innovation and development pilot zone, and an international tourism comprehensive transportation hub. It has been awarded honors such as the first batch of national historical and cultural cities, national health cities, national civilized cities, and the second batch of sponge city construction demonstration cities.
The terrain of Guilin is high in the western, northern, and southeastern parts, and low in the central part, mainly consisting of Zhongshan or low Zhongshan terrain; Located in the Guijiang River Basin, a tributary of the Xijiang River; It belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate, with less snow in the three winters and frequent flowers throughout the four seasons. As of March 2023, the forest coverage rate is 70.91%, and there are over 50 forest tourism scenic spots built; 48 types of mineral resources have been discovered, including talc, lead and zinc, niobium and tantalum; 12 nature reserves (including 4 national nature reserves) have been established.
As of the end of 2022, there are a total of 22 secondary vocational education schools in Guilin city; There are a total of 4897 health and medical institutions, including 91 hospitals. As of September 2023, there are 16 universities including Guangxi Normal University, Guilin University of Electronic Science and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin Medical College, and Army Special Operations College.
The name "Guilin" originated in the Qin Dynasty, when Emperor Qin Shi Huang established Guilin, Xiang, and Nanhai commanderies. Guilin commandery became famous for its abundant production of jade osmanthus, which is the earliest origin of the name "Guilin". In the sixth year of the Yuanding reign of the Western Han Dynasty (111 BC), Shi'an County was established in present-day Guilin, under the jurisdiction of Lingling Commandery in Jingzhou. In the eighth year of the Zhenguan reign of the Tang Dynasty (634 AD), it was renamed Lingui County. In 1914, it was renamed Guilin County. In 1940, Guilin City was established. From November 1944 to July 28, 1945, it was occupied by the Japanese invaders and remained a city under the jurisdiction of Guangxi Province after liberation. In the history of the Republic of China, it was the capital of Guangxi Province for a long time. In 1958, it was renamed Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. On September 8, 1998, with the approval of the State Council, Guilin City and Guilin Region merged to form the new Guilin City.
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