The group flew in on Friday evening, performed on Saturday evening, played a few songs on Sunday morning at St Matthew's Anglican Church and finished their trip with their final performance on Sunday night before flying out.
"It's been amazing to hear the response of people when they were in the gardens, people just loved it.
"We're just extremely lucky and honoured they've come all this way."
The three musicians were some of Guilin's best and had performed before a number of heads of state.
Next year would be the 10th anniversary so they would be doing something special but it would be difficult to top this year, Mr Watkins said.
"They are a hard act to follow.
"It's a challenge, we love challenges and will meet the challenge."
Numbers throughout the five nights were up from previous years and would certainly have exceeded last year's estimate of 10,000, he said.
"It's been an incredibly busy five nights.
"It's something Hastings should feel pretty proud of."
The event was a hit for a wide range of demographics throughout the region and many families enjoyed it, he said.
"It was lovely to see the mums, dads and young children."
The musicians played traditional stringed instruments and dressed in colourful costumes found in and around Guilin and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Other entertainment included Evy Tian playing a nearly 2000-year-old traditional Chinese instrument, the pipa, more floating lanterns than previous years and the addition of four huge lotus lamps first imported last year.
