| Yangshuo County | |
| Other Name: | Yangso |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | China Guangxi |
| Pushpin Label: | Yangshuo |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Guangxi |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Guangxi |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Guilin |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Yangshuo Town |
| Area Total Km2: | 1428 |
| Population Total: | 3,000,000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coordinates: | 24.7833°N 140°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 541900 |
| Area Code: | 0773 |
Yangshuo County is a county under the jurisdiction of Guilin City, in the northeast of Guangxi, China. Its seat is located in Yangshuo Town. Surrounded by karst peaks and bordered on one side by the Li River, it is served by bus and by boat from nearby Guilin.
In the 1980s, the county became popular with foreign visitors engaging in backpacker tourism, and organized tours began by the late 1990s. At the time, domestic tourists represented only a small fraction of the county's visitors, but they outnumbered foreign tourists by 2005. Today, the county is a resort destination for both domestic and foreign travelers.
The history of West Street dates back over 1,400 years ago. Since the street is popular with locals and foreigners alike, signs are written in both Chinese and English. Because of the relatively high number of foreign visitors, many locals speak some English, unlike most Chinese towns of its size.[1]
The Yangshuo region has numerous locations for climbing, and they are accessible by bicycle, public bus, or taxi van. The most famous of these crags is Moon Hill, which has several lines graded 5.13 in the Yosemite scale. Other crags of note include Low Mountain, Twin Gates, Baby Frog, the Egg, Bamboo Grove, and Wine Bottle Cliff.
Yangshuo County is divided into 6 towns and 3 townships:[2]
Yangshuo has city partnerships with the following cities and/or regions: