Must-see attractions in Guilin (I)

Li River

“The river is like a green silk belt, and the mountains are like jade hairpins.”

The landscape represented by the Li River and karst caves is known for its

“four wonders”: green mountains, beautiful waters, strange caves, and

beautiful stones. The 83-kilometer Li River section from Guilin to Yangshuo is

also known as the essence of the Li River. It also has the beautiful scenery of

“deep pools, dangerous rapids, flowing springs, and waterfalls.”

It is a typical,

rich, and concentrated area of karst topography, which concentrates the

essence of Guilin’s landscape and gives people the feeling of “the boat is

sailing in the water and the people are swimming in the painting.”

The Li River is one of the most beautiful rivers in the world, with a length of

160 kilometers. The mountains on both sides of the river are tall and straight,

with various shapes. There are many lush shrubs and small flowers on the

stone peaks. From a distance, they look like the clothes on a beautiful

woman. On the embankment on the river bank, the green phoenix tail

bamboo all year round is like a girl’s skirt, swaying in the wind, graceful and

charming. It is the reflection of the mountain, a little hazy, a little clear. There

are a few fishing boats on the river, with red sails, flowing through the picture

of the reflection of the mountain, which really has the artistic conception of

"boats sailing on the top of the green mountain".

Xiangshan Scenic Area

The scenic area is named after the Elephant Trunk Hill, which looks like an

elephant. The Elephant Trunk Hill is located at the confluence of the Li River

and the Taohua River in Guilin City. It has become the symbol of Guilin's city

emblem with its unique mountain shape and long history. The Shuiyue Cave,

located between the trunk and the body of the elephant, has more than 50

cliff carvings. It is a key cultural relic protection unit in Guangxi. The famous

line of Han Yu, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, is engraved in the cave:

"The river is like a blue silk belt, and the mountain is like a jade hairpin." The

Moon-Water Cave and its reflection in the water are like a bright moon. Since

ancient times, it has been known as the Moon-Water Cave of Xiangshan. A

hermit in Jibei during the Song Dynasty praised it in a poem: "There is a

bright moon under the water, and a bright moon floats on the water. The

water flows but the moon does not go away, but the water still flows away."

In September 2013, Xiangshan Scenic Area was awarded the title of "China's

Most Beautiful Moon Viewing Place" by CCTV News Channel.

On the top of the mountain is the Puxian Pagoda dedicated to Puxian

Bodhisattva in the Ming Dynasty. The elephant holding the treasure bottle

symbolizes auspiciousness and beauty. It has also become a historical witness

of the Taiping Rebellion in Guilin in the late Qing Dynasty. Since the Song

Dynasty, the belly of Xiangbi Mountain has become a natural wine cellar for

the representative rice-flavored wine of China, Guilin Sanhua Wine, which has

stored thousands of tons of wine so far.

Reed Flute Cave

The Reed Flute Scenic Area is located on the bank of Taohua River in the

northwest of Guilin City. It is named because the cave entrance on the

mountain was full of reeds that can be made into flutes. It is a famous scenic

spot for visiting caves and enjoying the scenery of mountains, rivers and

countryside. The scenic area has a karst landscape endowed by nature,

consisting of the peak of Guilin City - Houshan and the karst cave - Reed

Flute Cave, as well as water landscapes such as Taohua River and Fanglian

Pond. It is beautiful inside and outside, interesting and natural, and has the

value of viewing and sightseeing. Reed Flute Cave was announced by the

State Council in 1982 as the first batch of national key scenic spots. It is a

fine karst cave and China state guest cave.

桂林旅游必去景点（一）

漓江景区

“江作青罗带，山如碧玉簪”，以漓江风光和溶洞为代表的山水景观有山青、水秀、

洞奇、石美“四绝”之誉。从桂林至阳朔的83公里漓江河段，也称漓江精华 游，还有“深

潭、险滩、流泉、飞瀑”的佳景，是岩溶地形发育典型、丰富和集中地带，集中了桂林山

水的精华，令人有“船在水中游，人在画中游”之感。

漓江是世界上风光秀丽的河流之一，长160公里。漓江两岸的山峰伟岸挺拔，形态万千，石

峰上多长有茸茸的灌木和小花，远远看去，若美女身上的衣衫。江岸的堤坝上，终年碧绿

的凤尾竹，似少女的裙裾，随风摇曳，婀娜多姿。是山峰倒影，几分朦胧，几分清晰。江

面渔舟几点，红帆数页，从山峰倒影的画面上流过，真有“船在青山顶上行”的意境。

象山景区

景区因有一座酷似大象的象鼻山而得名，象鼻山位于桂林市漓江与桃花江的汇流处，

以其别具一格的山形和悠久的历史成为桂林城徽标志。位于象鼻与象身之间的水月洞 内留

存摩崖石刻50余件，是广西重点文物保护单位，唐代著名诗人韩愈的名句：“江作青罗带

，山如碧玉簪”镌刻洞中。水月洞与水中倒影宛如一轮明月，自古有 象山水月的美誉，宋

代蓟北处士有诗赞：“水底有明月，水上明月浮，水流月不去，月去水还流。”2013年9月

象山景区获央视新闻频道网络评选的“中国最美赏月地”称号。

山顶上建有明代的供奉普贤菩萨的普贤宝塔，大象托宝瓶寓意吉祥美好，它也成为了清末

太平天国起义在桂林战役的历史见证者。自宋代象鼻山山腹内成为驻藏中国米香型代表酒

—桂林三花酒的天然酒窖，至今藏酒千吨。

芦笛岩

芦笛景区位于桂林市西北的桃花江畔，因山上洞口过去长满了可制成笛子的芦荻草而

得名， 是一个游览岩洞、观赏山水田园风光的著名景区。景区拥有大自然赋予的奇山秀水

岩溶风貌，由桂林市的山峰-候山和溶洞-芦笛岩以及桃花江、芳莲池 等水体景观组成，可

谓是内秀外雅、妙趣天成，具有观赏、游览价值。芦笛岩是1982年国务院公布的第一批国

家重点风景名胜区，是溶洞的精品、中国的国宾洞。