玉林市

Why this place

Yulin is Guangxi's trade city, and its traditional-medicine market is one of the largest in southern China. It is also known for its jade and for a jewellery trade that grew out of cross-border business.

What to see

• The Yulin traditional medicine market, one of the biggest in the south
• The Yuntian Cultural City and the jade trade districts
• The Darong Mountain and the Guangxi rural landscape

What to eat

• Guangxi cooking, with river fish and sour pickled vegetables
• Yulin is known for its 'niuba' (beef offal) and its spicy regional dishes

Best time

October–December and March–April