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Guilin 桂林

Also as Kweilin.

Sea search base map, with search areas shaded. Bases at Liuzhou, Guilin, and Kunming are circled.
Aerial view of one of the runways at Guilin, Guangxi, China, during WWII. Notice bomb or demolition holes in runway. Image from U. S. Government official sources.
Burned building and fuel barrels at an American base, likely at Guilin, China.
Burned building and fuel barrels at an American base, likely at Guilin, China.
On an American air base either in Guangxi province (Liuzhou or Guilin), or in Hunan (Hengyang) during WWII.
An American GI whispers encouragement to a donkey at a "race" arranged at Guilin during WWII.
Tools laid out, possibly for sale during WWII. In Guangxi, probably Guilin. From the collection of Hal Geer.
Guilin street scene 1944. From the collection of Hal Geer.
Hostel #6 at Guilin air base during WWII.
The Guanyue Temple (关岳庙), in Guilin.