桂林 Guilin

「桂林山水甲天下」— Guilin's hills and waters are the finest under heaven. Some 20,000 limestone towers rise from emerald plains like a painted scroll.

「桂林山水甲天下」——两万多座石灰岩峰林从翠绿的田野拔地而起，像一幅摊开的画卷。

The Li River cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo drifts past 83 km of the scenery printed on the 20-yuan banknote.

漓江竹筏从桂林漂到阳朔，83公里水路，正是20元人民币背面的取景地。

Beyond the river: the 650-year-old Longji rice terraces, fishermen with cormorants by lantern light, and caves lit like fairylands.

江之外还有650年历史的龙脊梯田、渔火照亮的鸬鹚捕鱼，以及灯光如幻境的溶洞。

Founded as Shi'an county in 214 BC when Qin engineers dug the Lingqu Canal, Guilin has been a regional capital for 2,000 years.

公元前214年秦人凿灵渠、设始安县，桂林作区域中心已有两千年。

Tang and Song poets, painters and exiles praised the peaks; their cliff inscriptions still line Diecai Hill and the city's caves.

唐宋诗人与画家把峰林写进诗里刻上山壁——叠彩山与城中山洞的摩崖石刻至今可见。

River fishing with cormorants dates back over a millennium; at dusk, bamboo rafts still drift with lanterns and birds.

鸬鹚捕鱼已传了上千年——黄昏时分，竹筏仍载着渔火与鸬鹚漂过江面。