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| Guilin Travel Guide |
Always describe Guilin as a fantastic dreamland in the world and have a lot of high praise for its unique karst landscape, people saying "The east, the west, Guilin is the best". Any one comes to china should not never missed the scenic city, that is Guilin.
Sweet Osmanthus is the city flower of Guilin. Guilin has been enjoying a fame of "home of Sweet Osmanthus" for a long time.
Guilin was first established by Emperor Qinshihuang (214 BC) as the Guilin Shire. It was located on the Guixiang "Corridor" which was an important passage connecting Zhongyuan and Lingnan. During the Three-Kingdom period, the Wu Kingdom built up Shi'an Shire here, and from then on Guilin has been the political, economic and cultural center in northeast Gui Region till today.
The River Li cruise is a must itinerary for every visitors in Guilin and is listed one of top tourist destinations in china. The other natural wonders like Seven-star Park, Reed Flute Cave, Elephant-trunk Hill, Brocade Hill, Fubo Hill, West Hill and Yao Hill astonish you. |
| Li River Cruise | Reed Flute Cave | | Famous Hanyu in Tang dynasty vividly described the enchanting beauty of the River in his poem ¡®The River looks like a blue silk ribbon, and the mountains resemble emerald hairpins? Due to Karst formation, there are deep pools, dangerous shoals, murmuring springs, and roaring waterfalls along the Li River which famous as verdant mountains, fragrant waters, mysterious grottoes, and exquisite rocks. | located in the middle Bright Hill, 5 kilometers to the northwest of the city. The cave is 240 meters deep and the round trip is about 500 meters. There are too many things for the eyes to take in. the natural beauty of large amount of stalactites, stalagmites, stone columns, stone curtains, stone pillars in fantastic shapes and colors, which formed the numerous imaginable spots. |
| Elephant Trunk Hill | Fubo Hill |
| The landmark of Guilin, the shape of the hill is just like a huge elephant drinking water from the river with its trunk, so it is called Elephant Trunk Hill. Stands majestically at the confluence of the Li River and Taohua River, the Elephant-trunk Hill is an outstanding tourist attraction even in early Tang and Song dynasties. |
Slopes into the Li River in the east and looms in the west over the ground. On the top of the hill you will get birds' eye view of this dreamlike city. At the foot of the hill there is a cave, in which you will see lots of statues of Buddha left about 1000 years ago and one remains wonder named Sword-Testing Rock hangs from the ceiling, nearly touching the ground. |
| Folded Brocade Hill | Seven Star Park | | Its name is derived from its queer-looking rocks which are broken horizontally. The hackled rock formation with patterns that strongly suggest a great pile of folded colorful brocade has acquired the present name for the hill. The Brocade Hill, the Du Xiu Peak and the FuBo Hill Stand like the three legs of a tripod. All these three hills are the famous tourist attractions of Guilin. | Located on the eastern side of the Li River, Seven-Star Park is a combination of several hill attractions. The park got its name for the Seven-Star Hill, which is composed of seven peaks resembling the patterns of the seven stars in the Big Dipper. The main sights contain Seven Star Cave, Dragon Hiding Cave, Flowers Bridge, the Zoo, Mosque, Potted Trees. |
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