Yangshuo

Yangshuo is a small town surrounded by karst mountains and beautiful scenery near . It has been a popular backpacker destination since the 1980s, and the surrounding area has excellent rock climbing opportunities which attract large groups of tourists.
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  • Type: City with 45,300 residents
  • Description: county in Guangxi, China
  • Also known as: Yang-shuo Hsien”, “Yang-so Hsien”, “Yangshuo County”, “Yangshuo Xian”, and “Yángshuò Xiàn

Yangshuo

Latitude
24.7815° or 24° 46′ 53″ north
Longitude
110.492° or 110° 29′ 31″ east
Population
45,300
Elevation
306 metres (1,004 feet)
Open location code
7PPGQFJR+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2703829559
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1787322
Wiki­data ID
Q31358
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Zhuang—“Yangshuo” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Yangshuo Xian
  • Chinese: Iông-sok-koān
  • Chinese: 阳朔
  • Chinese: 阳朔县
  • Chinese: 陽朔
  • Chinese: 陽朔縣
  • Czech: Jang-šuo
  • Dutch: Yangshuo
  • Finnish: Yangshuo
  • French: Comté de Yangshuo
  • French: xian de Yangshuo
  • French: Xian de Yangshuo
  • French: Yangshuo
  • French: 阳朔
  • Gan Chinese: 阳朔县
  • German: Yangshuo
  • Hakka Chinese: Yòng-suk-yen
  • Hebrew: יאנגשואו
  • Hebrew: יאנגשוו
  • Italian: Contea di Yangshuo
  • Japanese: 陽朔県
  • Korean: 양숴현
  • Macedonian: Јангшуо
  • Min Nan Chinese: Iông-sok-koān
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Yangshuo
  • Norwegian: Yangshuo
  • Persian: شهرستان یانگشوو
  • Persian: یانگشاو
  • Polish: Yangshuo
  • Portuguese: Condado de Yangshuo
  • Russian: Яншо
  • Spanish: Yangshuo
  • Swedish: Yangshuo
  • Ukrainian: Яншо
  • Uzbek: Yangshuo okrugi
  • Vietnamese: Dương Sóc
  • Wu Chinese: 阳朔县
  • Yue Chinese: 陽朔
  • Zhuang: Yangzsoz Yen

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