Yulin
Yulin City is located in the southeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is an important commercial city in Guangxi and is known as the "Beautiful Jade of Lingnan with Forests of Scenic Beauty". It has a long history and culture, beautiful natural scenery, and unique cuisine. It is a place where Cantonese and Guangxi cultures converge.
Attractions
Yuntian Culture City (Yuntian Palace)
A landmark building in Yulin, integrating culture, religion, and art. The main building is 108 meters high and contains a giant bronze Buddha statue, murals, and a museum. It is suitable for experiencing the fusion of Buddhist culture and modern architecture.
Darongshan National Forest Park
Located on the highest peak in eastern Guangxi (Darong Mountain), it has alpine meadows, primitive forests, waterfalls, and streams. It is suitable for hiking, camping, and summer vacations. In winter, you can enjoy rime.
Dujiao Mountain Scenic Area
One of the thirty-six Taoist heavens in China, it is famous for its Danxia landform and Buddhist culture. There are Tang and Song Dynasty cliff stone carvings, temples, and hanging plank roads in the mountains, suitable for climbing and praying for blessings.
Xielu Mountain Villa
One of the "Four Famous Private Villas in China", a model of Lingnan gardens, with pavilions, terraces and towers scattered in an orderly manner, with winding paths leading to secluded places, full of poetry and painting.
Colorful Pastoral
A modern agricultural demonstration area with distinctive features, suitable for family trips, where you can experience pastoral scenery, pick fruits and vegetables, and feel the beauty of the rural ecology.
Goulou Cave Scenic Area
A karst cave wonder, with stalactites in various poses in the cave, known as the "No. 1 Wonderful Cave in Lingnan", suitable for adventure and curiosity.
Food recommendations
Yulin Dried Beef
Yulin's traditional famous snack, made from marinated yellow beef that is dried, and baked. It has a strong aroma and a chewy taste and can be used as a souvenir.
Yulin Meatballs
Meatballs made from beef mixed with starch, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, often eaten with dried beef.
Beef Brisket Noodles/Raw Noodles
Local specialty noodles with a rich soup base and soft, flavorful beef brisket; raw noodles are made with fresh beef slices cooked to order, fresh, tender, and juicy.
Yulin Wonton
Thin skin and large filling, the soup base is made with pork bones or seafood, delicious and delicious, recommended "Beef Brisket Wonton" or "Barbecue Pork Wonton".
Pickled fruits and vegetables
Sweet and sour pickled fruits (such as pineapple, plums) or vegetables, served with rice noodles or eaten alone, are a great way to relieve greasiness.
Beef Offal Casserole
A rich soup pot of stewed beef offal, served with a secret sauce, suitable for warming up in winter. Street food stalls are common.
Tips
The Yulin dialect belongs to a branch of Cantonese, but Mandarin is commonly used.
It is hot and rainy in summer, so prepare sunscreen and rain gear for your trip; the climate is mild in winter, which is suitable for tourism.
The cuisine is heavy on flavor, mainly sour and spicy, and you can specify adjustments when ordering.