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Xing'an is a famous county in Guilin, which includes many famous spots of Guilin, such as Merryland, Ling Canal (built by the first Emperor of Qin Dynasty –Qin Shihuang), Miaoershan Natural Reserve, site of Qin City and Wulixia Scenic Spot. From April 28th to May 3rd, the 3rd "Guilin Rice Noodle Festival" will be held in Xing'an. Rice noodles of many famous restaurants in China will attend the festival. In addition, many Chinese local flavors which might be famous around the world will be on stage as well. Tourists both from home and broad can enjoy the delicacies when traveling in Guilin during May days.

During Guilin Rice Noodle Festival, you can not only listen to songs from Chinese well-known singers, but also can appreciate wonderful food and cultural feast. The "most skilled man to make barbecue"-Mr. Bing will gave a live performance by roasting 100 whole lambs during the festival, and there will be some local performances related to North Guilin, including the display of wedding custom, antiphonal love songs sang by the boys and girls from Yao minority, folk music performance and deduction of the customs in North Guilin; other activities such as Rice-noodle-eating competition, Beer-drinking competition, excellent rice noodles choosing, presents picking, Mr. and Miss Rice Noodles electing, the historical culture display of Guilin rice noodle and stone exhibition in North Guilin will be appreciated as well.

It is said that Guilin rice noodle is originated from Xing'an County. One legend is about the time when Ling Canal was completed by Emperor Qin Shihuang. During his journey around Li River in Guilin, he was extremely happy to see so many carps whose barbell and fish maw are his favorite dish for drinking. So he gave the boatman much money to ask him to catch carps for him. Finally, he had killed many fishes which made the Carp God so angry that it threatened to kill Emperor Qin Shihuang as the food of the fish. The Water God knew this news and suggested that the Carp God should find out another way to solve the problem. So the chief became quick-witted and made rice noodles by grinding the rice. The rice noodles he made could be divided into two shapes- round and flat which were just like the shape of barbell and fish maw. It turned out the Emperor Qin Shihuang loved this excellent food very much, so Guilin rice noodle has came into being from then on.

With the reputation of "a kind of culture on the table", it has owned a lasting market for more than 2000 years, popular among people both in China and foreign countries. And Guilin Rice Noodle Festival has been held for three times in Xing'an successfully by now.