Yangshuo, located in the northeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is under the jurisdiction of Guilin city. The county town is 65 kilometers away from the urban area of Guilin. Its unique and beautiful landscape has won the reputation of "Yangshuo landscape is the best one in  Guilin" (from 《Guilin landscape》 by Wu Mai's poem). The county was founded in the tenth year of emperor kaihuang of Sui Dynasty (AD 590), more than 1400 years ago. The county covers a total area of 1428 square kilometers, with 20,000 hectares of cultivated land and a total population of 300,000. It governs 6 towns and 3 townships, including 11 ethnic groups such as Han, Zhuang, Yao and Hui. In the list of the most beautiful counties in China in 2014, Yangshuo leads the world in beauty. The broadcast of the film "Liu Sanjie" made Yangshuo famous overnight and famous overseas. Just the famous banyan tree generates 8 million yuan for the local area every year.