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Yangshuo (orange) and the other large cities of China
Yangshuo lies in Guangxi in China at 24.78°N, 110.49°E, about 116 m above sea level. The local time zone is Asia/Shanghai (UTC+8).
It is smaller than Xinyi (300,511) and larger than Linqu (299,646). The largest city in China is Shanghai with 24,874,500 people; the capital, Beijing, has 18,960,744.
The national capital, Beijing, is about 1,770 km away; the nearest large city is Guilin, 59 km from Yangshuo.
China as a whole has a live population of 1,411,968,572 (-0.2% a year) and ranks #2 of 238 countries — see the China population page for the full statistics and the China atlas for provinces, terrain and society maps.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the population of Yangshuo?
Yangshuo has about 300,000 inhabitants according to the latest official census or estimate compiled by GeoNames. This is the city proper; the metropolitan area is larger.
Is Yangshuo the capital of China?
No. The capital of China is Beijing (18,960,744 people), about 1,770 km away. Yangshuo is the 366th largest city of the country.
How big is Yangshuo compared with the rest of China?
Its 300,000 residents are 0% of the 1,411,968,572 people living in China today. Shanghai is larger with 24,874,500 people.
Where is Yangshuo?
In Guangxi, China, at latitude 24.78 and longitude 110.49, 116 m above sea level. Nearby large cities include Guilin (59 km), Hezhou (117 km), Liuzhou (121 km).
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Glostats. (2026). Yangshuo Population 2026 — China. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://glostats.com/cities/china/yangshuo/<a href="https://glostats.com/cities/china/yangshuo/">Yangshuo Population 2026 — China</a> — GlostatsFigures on this page may be quoted, charted or republished as long as the page is credited with a link. Terms · Download the data as CSV · Embed a live counter.
City populations are GeoNames figures (CC BY 4.0): the latest official census or estimate for the city proper — the municipality, not the wider metropolitan area — so they can differ from "metro area" numbers you see elsewhere. Country populations are live Glostats estimates from the UN World Population Prospects. Distances are great-circle distances between city centres. Page generated 2026-10-20. More about our data.