Yulin (Chinese: 玉林; pinyin: Yulin; yùlín: Literally Jade) forest is one of the fourteen-prefecture level cities of The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous, Region'people S republic Of. chinaeography and climate [edit]. Yulin is located in southeastern Guangxi province along the border with Guangdong. It is a hilly basin with a total area of 12,838 km 2 (4,957 sq mi). Yulin's climate is subtropical and monsoonal.