Yulin City is seated in southeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, at the boundary area between Guangxi and Guangdong. The capital city of the province, Nanning, is just adjacent to it in the west. Relying on its advantaged location, it is always the communication center of southeastern Guangxi.
Facts of Yulin
Chinese Name: 玉林 (yù lín)
Location: in southeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Area: 12,839 square kilometers (4,957 square miles)
Population: 7,327,300 (2018)
Nationalities: Han,Zhuang
Administrative Division: 2 districts (Yuzhou, Fumian); 4 counties (Xingye, Rongxian, Luchuan, Bobai); 1 county-level city (Beiliu).  Municipal People's Government is located at No. 1 Yudong Avenue, Yuzhou District.

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History of Yulin
In remote ages, this area was inhabited by several Chinese ancient ethnic minorities and put under administration of the central government in Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC). Yulin Shire was established in Han. In the following thousands of years, Yulin was set up as a prefecture and later it became a city in 1983.

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What to see in Yulin?
Within the territory of the city, hills occupy the major part of its domain crisscrossed with mountains, valleys, terraces and plains. Furthermore, the city has a vast forest covered area. Yulin is rich in tourism resources, there are more than 120 places of interest such as  including Darongshan National Forest Park, Zhenwu Pavilion, and Yuntian Folk Cultural City.

Zhenwu Pavilion	Lufeng Mountain	Yuntian Cultural City

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When to visit Yulin?
Yulin is situated south of the Tropic of Cancer. Enjoying a typical subtropical monsoon climate at a relatively low altitude, the city has moderate weather with an annual average temperature of 21℃. , and its average rainfall of a year can reach 1650 millimeters (65 inches). It is the best time to visit all year round.

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How to reach Yulin?
Yulin has a well-developed transportation network. There are national highways 241 and 324, Nanning to Guangzhou Expressway, Yulin to Beihai Tieshan Port Expressway, and the Li-Zhan Railway, Luo-Zhan Railway, and Yu-Tie Railway intersect in Yulin territory.
 Yulin Fumian Airport put into service at the end of 2019 and has provided flights to/from Beijing, Shanghai, Xi’an, Chengdu, Shenzhen and Fuzhou.
Yulin central bus station in Dabei Road offers passenger transport service to Nanning and the whole journey will cost about three hours and a half.

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Yulin Travel Tips
Special Local Products: longan pulp, Yulin beef (Niu Ba), jack-fruit (scientific name for Artocarpus hetemphyllus Lam)
Useful Telephone Numbers:
Tourist Complaints: 0775-2817339
Weather Forecast: 121
Zip Code Inquiry: 184
Bank of China Advisory Services: 0775-2650900, 2650901, 2650902

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