Guilin

The current Lingui museum gives the karst region a human chronology through city history, folk culture, the Jingjiang princes, paintings, and international exchange. Naming the Lingui building prevents an old guide or map result from sending travelers to the museum’s former downtown address or confusing it with Guangxi Museum in Nanning.

The published pattern is free admission Tuesday–Sunday 09:00–17:00, last entry 16:30, with Monday closure. Confirm the live notice and group the west-side location with an airport or Lingui arrival; it is not a quick walk from Wangcheng, Elephant Hill, or the central lakes.

桂林市临桂区平桂西路一院两馆内

Zhengyang Gate is the operational entrance to the walled Jingjiang Princes’ City and Solitary Beauty Peak complex. It keeps the paid royal-city visit distinct from public Zhengyang Street, East–West Alley, Guangxi Normal University entrances, the princes’ tombs outside the center, and generic “Duxiu Peak” viewpoints.

Use the official site for the current ticket, entry, and closure notice. Give the compound time for its princely history, examination culture, inscriptions, and archaeology before climbing; do not buy a street seller’s undefined “Wangcheng” ticket or assume a public alley entrance reaches the scenic area.

桂林市秀峰区王城1号，独秀峰王城景区正阳门

Gate 1 is a reproducible entrance to Guilin’s compact river landmark at the Li and Peach Blossom rivers. It avoids vague pins on the opposite bank, boat-only viewpoints, other Elephant Hills, and map results for the much larger Two Rivers and Four Lakes system while keeping the landmark in a walkable city route.

Check the official channel for the current opening and any reservation or capacity rule, especially on holidays. Visit early or late, then continue through public riverside streets; do not let a short photo stop consume the day or buy an unrelated night-cruise ticket because it uses the same scenic-area brand.

桂林市象山区民主路，象鼻山景区1号门

The visitor center grounds one specific cave northwest of central Guilin. It preserves the ticket, guided or timed interior, roughly 500-meter underground route, and return transport instead of collapsing Reed Flute Cave, Seven Star Cave, Crown Cave, or a generic “Guilin cave” package into the same experience.

Confirm current opening, ticket, accessibility, and interior conditions on the official site. Wear shoes for damp steps, keep a layer for the cave, and pair this with a slow city afternoon rather than paying to repeat several heavily lit caves in one itinerary.

桂林市秀峰区芦笛路1号，芦笛岩景区游客中心

Mopan Mountain is the official upstream departure for three-star classic Li River boats to Yangshuo. Saving the port identity prevents substitution with Zhujiang’s four-star boats, a city night-cruise pier, Mopan Hill, or a tour-bus pickup; the mistake can become unrecoverable once ticket checks and boarding begin.

Match 磨盘山客运港 to the confirmed ticket, carry the booked passport, and leave central Guilin about ninety minutes before the instructed time for the 28-kilometer road transfer, ticketing, and security. The cruise is one way to Longtoushan Wharf and has no luggage storage, so board with the next-hotel plan.

桂林市雁山区磨盘山客运港码头

Zhujiang is the separate official departure for four-star classic Li River boats. It sits about 6.5 kilometers from Mopan Mountain and cannot be treated as an alternate gate. Keeping both ports as different identities ties the vessel class, ticket, opening notice, pickup, and missed-boarding risk to the actual product.

Navigate only after the ticket confirms 竹江客运港, carry the same identity document, and allow the full city-to-port buffer. Check the official maritime notice that morning; if water conditions stop the route, use the purchase channel for rebooking or refund rather than accepting an unlicensed replacement boat.

桂林市雁山区竹江客运港码头