Guilin Monk Fruit Corp

Guilin Monk Fruit   桂林罗汉果

Jifusi   吉福思

B-1061

A320-214

Air Guilin  [+]

2022-

The 6th Air Guilin special livery is the result of a partnership with the Guilin Agricultural and Rural Bureau and Monk Fruit Corp which produces the locally grown monkfruit or luohan guo. The plant is cultivated for its fruit extract, called mogrosides, which creates a sweetness sensation 250 times stronger than sucrose; it is also used in traditional Chinese medicine. Other graphic elements refert to the karst mountain scenery of the Guilin area.

The special livery was kept after the airline left the HNA Group.

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Tags   Food

Longji Rice Terraces

Longsheng (Longji) Terraced Fields   龙胜龙脊梯田号

B-1060

A320-214

Air Guilin  [+]

2021-

The Longsheng Rice Terraces are located in the town of Longji in Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County, about 100 kilometres from Guilin. The terraced fields were mostly built about 650 years ago; Longsheng literally means the dragon's victory while Longji is "the dragon's backbone".

Image  ©  Yiran (PEK)
Tags   Landscape, Tourism

Guilin Rice Noodles - Shuangyuanyuan

Guilin Rice Noodles   桂林米粉·爽圆圆

Guilin Riqing Food Co.   桂林日清食品

B-1039

A320-214

Air Guilin  [+]

2019-

The 4th special scheme fo Air Guilin is the result of a partnership with local Guilin Riqing Food Company. Shuangyuanyuan is a brand of rice noodles of the latter. The Guilin region is known for this special kind of noodles.

Image  ©  Sebastian Shen (PEK)
Tags   Food, Tourism

Cat Mountain Spring

Cat Mountain Spring   猫儿山泉号

B-1037

A320-214

Air Guilin  [+]

2018-

With 2,141m Cat Mountain (aka Kitten Mountain and Mao'er Mountain) is the highest mountain in Guangxi (it lies ~80km from Guilin). Its stony peak looks like a huge cat. The design of the aircraft is inspired by the source of the Li River which originates in the Mao'er Mountains. The livery also serves as a logojet promoting the water industry in the region.

Image  ©  Dlsunshy (DLC)
Tags   Tourism

Two Rivers and Four Lakes & Xiangshan

Two Rivers and Four Lakes & Xiangshan   两江四湖 象山

5A National Scenic Spot   国家5A级景区

B-1040

A320-232

Air Guilin  [+]

2018-

The Guilin government and tourism bureau designed this special livery in cooperation with Air Guilin. The Guilin scenic landscape is rendered all over the fuselage with fishermen, Elephant Trunk Hill (part of the Xiangshan 5 "stars" scenic spot) and the Fir Lake pagodas, which are part of the Liangjiang Sihu "Two Rivers and Four Lakes" Guilin municipal system, another "5A" national scenic spot.

Image  ©  Dlsunshy (DLC)
Tags   Landscape, Tourism

Guilin

Guilin   桂林号

B-6192

A319-132

Air Guilin  [+]

2016-24

This special livery depicted Elephant Trunk Hill, the symbolic landscape of Guilin, with the city’s slogan on a seal character. Note this aircraft already had a Guilin special livery when in service with Capital Airlines.

Air Guilin was originally a joint venture between the Guilin Municipal Government and the HNA Group (initial plans called for the airline to be named Guangxi Airlines, however another HNA local joint-venture was formed in Guangxi capital Nanning as GX Airlines, see separately). The airline began operations in June 2016 using Airbus A319 aircraft. It intends to boost the tourism industry in Guilin.

Image  ©  zhangmx969 (CGO)
Tags   Landscape, Tourism