Located in southern China, Guangxi shares a 1,020-kilometre border with Vietnam and has a 1,595-kilometre coastline along the Beibuwan Gulf. Most areas of Guangxi province are still lagging behind the nation's economic development. However, its intact and aesthetic scenery offers you an unforgettable experience.

Characterized by plenty of sunshine, moderately high temperatures and abundant rainfall, Guangxi is an ideal place for plants and crops to grow.

Located in the tropical and subtropical regions, Guangxi has hot and humid summers with lots of rain. The average July temperature is 29C. Winter is mild and short with an average temperature of 12C. Floods occur occasionally in Spring and a frost-free winter can be expected in most of the region.

Yearly Frost-free period: 330-350 Days.
Average annual temperature: 17C-22C.
Annual rainfall: 1,200-1,800 mm. Higher precipitation can be expected on the seaward side of mountains. 80 percent of the rain falls from April to September.
Yearly sunshine: 1,600-1,800 Hours.
Best time to visit: All year round.

Day 1: Arrive in Guilin by train or plane. Transfer to hotel, check in and have lunch. In the afternoon, visit the Seven Star Park. Stay in a local hotel overnight.

Day 2: Get up early and join the Lijiang River Tours bound for Yangshuo, enjoy the scenery along the river, including the most famous Elephant Trunk Hill. In Yangshuo visit the old-style village of Fuli Village, maybe rent a bicycle and hike up moon hill and take in the view from there. Stay in Yangshuo overnight.

Day 3: Back to Guilin in the morning. In the afternoon visit the Reed Flute Cave and Brocade Hill. Move on to Nanning in the evening and stay in a local hotel.

Day 4: Visit the Guangxi Provincial Museum in the morning, in the afternoon, go to the Yiling Cave. Return to Nanning and spend one hour strolling in either Bailong Park (Renmin Park) or Nanhu Park. Stay a second night.

Day 5: Go to the Detian Waterfall in the morning. Then take a bus to Beihai, the coastal city. Spend half day at the Silver Beach. Stay in a Beihai Hotel.

Day 6: Visit Weizhou Island for half a day or more. In the afternoon, leave Beihai and Guangxi province for some other destination.

By plane: There are five civil airports in Guangxi province: Guilin, Nanning, Beihai, Liuzhou and Wuzhou. Guilin, the world popular tourist destination, has flights connecting it with most domestic cities as well as Hongkong and cities in Japan, Korea and Australia. Nanning, the provincial capital, has direct flights, some daily, to cities like Beijing (3hrs), Shanghai (3hrs) Chengdu (1.5hrs), Dalian (5hrs) and Guangzhou (1hr). (See the total list). Beihai, the port city, has also a dozen of flights available.

By railway: The Hunan-Guangxi Railway, the major railway in Guangxi province, is connected with the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway to the east and the railway in Vietnam to the west. Trains can go into Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Major tourist destinations as Nanning, Guilin and Beihai are conveniently connected by railway.

By road: Travel by bus within Guangxi is a good possibility. With the completion of several city-to-city highways, the major cites in Guangxi are well connected so that journeys by coach are usually cheap, convenient and take less time than years before, Nanning-Beihai (2hrs); Nanning-Liuzhou (2.5hrs); Nanning-Guilin (4hrs).

By water: There are ferries from Wuzhou to Guangzhou (2 daily; 17hours; about RMB80) and head on to Hong Kong (1daily; 8hours). Beihai is another transit port for tourists headed for Hainan Island. The daily Beihai-Haikou ferry takes about 11hours (Details please see the Beihai section).