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Guilin 桂林

Also as Kweilin.

Retreat from Guilin, 1944. This looks like engineers are planting mines before the Japanese enter the city. Note the burned buildings in the background. From the collection of Hal Geer.
Street scene in Guilin, shortly before the Japanese advance in the fall of 1944.
A GI buys a ticket to bet on a horse race arranged at Guilin during WWII, while a local lady waits in line. The betting was "pari mutuels" wagering, to be split among all winners.
Allied destruction at Guilin before the Japanese advance in the fall of 1944.
An area of an American air base in Guilin, Guangxi province, China, during WWII.
The dispensary at Kweilin (Guilin), prior to Sep 1944. Although constructed of mud and bamboo the structure was equipped to handle major surgical cases.
People transporting possessions in Guilin during WWII, possibly in preparation to fleeing in the face of the Japanese Ichigo campaign.
Street scene in Guilin, China, in 1944, during WWII--An American GI plays silly games with local kids to appreciative audience.
Street scene in Guilin, shortly before the Japanese advance in the fall of 1944.
Street scene in Guilin, China, in 1944, during WWII.