Guilin
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- Located in north eastern part of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
- Area- covers 4,195 km. sq.
- 150 m above sea level
- third most popular tourist destination in China after the Great Wall and the Buried Army
- developed as a transportaion root for military supplies
- well known sites- the Lijiang (the Li River), and the colour-lit stalagmites and stalactites of the Reed Flute Cave and Seven Star Caves (1,000 metres in length).
- known for beautiful scenery
- name means "cassia tree forrest"
- autumn scent of healthy cassia trees
- ecconomy- tourism and markets
- Major crops- paddy rice, bamboo, sugar cane, persimmons, pomelos, oranges, water-chestnuts (which have a popular demand in Hong Kong), tangerines, loquats and pears.
- new technology and scientific advances being taken advantage of
- important cash crops- Forestry, fishing and animal husbandry
- key industrial products- electronic goods, rubber tyres, machinery and tools, luxury buses, local crafts and embroidery and food
population- 1.3 million - Han people, Zhuang, Miao and Hui.
- 725 educational institutes including 15 universities and colleges, 20 specialist secondary schools and 500 high schools
- among the first to cut out literacy & introduced a 9 yr. compulsoy education program
- climate- subtropical
- precipitation- 1900 mm
- AVG. temp - 20
- government people- a mayor, nine deputy-mayors, and a comprehensive set of departmental management
- try to improve tourism by funding urban infrastructure improvements, and high-quality hotel and commercial developments