Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,587,544,591 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Guilin

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.01 sec.
Guilin or Kweilin (both: gwā-lĭn`), city (1994 est. pop. 707,200), N Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, S China, on the Li River. It is a transportation center, with connections by rail, river, and road. Paper products, textiles, chemicals, and agricultural equipment are manufactured in the city, and minerals such as tin and tungsten are found nearby. Guilin is known for its beautiful karst scenery, often pictured by Chinese landscape painters. Many famous Buddhist monasteries are in the area. A U.S. air force base was there during World War II. Guilin was once capital of Guangxi prov. The name sometimes appears as Kuei-lin.
Guilin, Kweilin, Kuei-lin
a city in S China, in Guangxi Zhuang AR on the Li River: noted for the unusual caves and formations of the surrounding karst scenery; trade and manufacturing centre. Pop.: 631 000 (2005 est.)


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
A young boy who got trapped between two buildings in Guilin, in China's southern Guangxi province, has been freed after five hours of rescue work.
Chinese boy freed after getting head stuck by Independent Television News Limited (ITN)
This was the second such approval, after Guilin Sanjin Pharmaceutical, since the suspension of new listings in September following a steep drop in the key Shanghai index.
Chinese equities reach one-year-high, signals economy bottom out by International Business Times - US ed.
The park near the tourist town of Guilin in the south of the country will include the Yangtang airfield used by the Flying Tigers nearly 70 years ago, Xinhua news agency said.
China building memorial park for 'Flying Tigers' by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.