Daxu Ancient Town
大圩古镇
A thousand-year-old river trading town on the Li River, where stone-slab streets, an old pier, and Wanshou Bridge preserve the water-town character of Lingnan.
Daxu Ancient Town lies in Lingchuan County, about 20 km from downtown Guilin. It was founded in the Northern Song dynasty, and during the Ming and Qing it was one of Guangxi’s four great market towns and an important trading port on the Li River. The roughly 2-kilometer-long old street along the river keeps its bluestone paving and Ming and Qing shops and guild halls. The old pier, Wanshou Bridge (a Ming-era single-arch stone bridge), and the riverside hills form a classic image of the upper Li River. You can take a bamboo raft from the pier for a short trip on the river. The town is free to enter, and a visit takes about 2 hours. It can be combined with Gudong Waterfall for a half-day or full-day trip, and buses or taxis run from downtown.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Gudong Waterfall
- Tombs of the Jingjiang Princes
- Chuanshan Park
- Seven Star Park
- Yao Mountain
- Zengpiyan Cave Site
- Guihai Stele Forest Museum
- Fubo Hill