Scenery of RMB Banknotes IV: RMB 20 Note: Li River, Guilin

There are 3 famous rivers in China: Yangtze River, Yellow River and Li River. If you travel in Guilin, Li River is the must-see attraction. And, it's also the scenery of RMB 20 Note. In the article, we will talk it about.

Chapter Four

RMB 20 Note: Li River, Guilin

Attraction: Li River, Guilin
Openning Hours: Full Day
Best Time to Visit: April-October
Highlights of Li River: 

1. Upstream Attractions: Elephant Trunk Hill, Zizhou, Gamecock Mountain, Holy-water vades Mountain, Father and Son Mountain, Wilkes Crossing, Qifeng Town, Yellow Cattle Gorge, Daxu Ancient Town

RMB 20 Note

2. Midstream Attractions: Amah Rock, Lawn, Crown Cave, Carp Hang Wall, Embroider Mountain, Fairy Mill, Half Crossing, Taoyuan Moon, Guzhui Mountain, Yangdi, Jilong Mountain, Nine Horse Mount, Green Peaks Reflected on Water

3. Downstream Attractions: Beauty Look Mirror, Shutong Mountain, Tianshui Village, Spiral Shell Mountain, Snow Lion Mountain, Cormorants, Green Lotus Peak, Yangshuo

The primary image on the reverse side of the 20 Yuan note is a view of a fisherman on his bamboo raft floating down the Li River through the spectacular Karst mountains of Guilin.

Li River, one of the symbols of Guilin, which boasts the largest and most beautiful scenic area in China and attracts thousands of visitors each year. It’s also the must-see attraction if you travel in Guilin.

Li River

The 83-km-long waterway from Guilin to Yangshuo is like an artist’s masterpiece. The landscape is decorated with rolling hills, steep cliffs, fantastic caves, leisurely boats and is lined with bamboo. A poem says: "The river is a green silk ribbon, and the hills are jade hair-pins". Mostly the cruise starts from Zhujiang Wharf. It is about 40 minutes’ drive from Guilin city. 

Li River Cruise offers admirers a unique classical Chinese ink painting with its green hills, crystal water, verdant bamboo and clear water reflection. Along the Li River, sweet water makes the mountains come alive, while the existence of those graceful mountains makes the water more limpid. There is no doubt that Guilin has the perfect combination of mountain and water and has been the best representative of Chinese landscape, just as the former US President Clinton praised "No place in China is more evocative of the beauty of your country than Guilin". "The river winds like a green silk ribbon, while the hills are like jade hairpins" written by Han-Yu (768-824), a famous Chinese poet in Tang Dynasty.