桂林市

桂林 is the poster child of Chinese karst landscape: jagged limestone peaks rising from the Li River (漓江). The proverb 桂林山水甲天下 ('Guilin's landscape is the best under heaven') dates back to Song dynasty poet 王正功. The 20-yuan note features the Li River scenery near 兴坪.

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桂 means osmanthus (sweet olive). Guilin is literally 'osmanthus forest,' and the fragrant trees bloom across the city every autumn.