Full travelling
information of Li River attractions
Introduction
Situated
majestically at the southeast of Guilin city and west bank of Li River,
Elephant Trunk Hill is regarded as the symbol of Guilin landscape. Originally
named "Li Hill", "Yi Hill" and "Chenshui Hill",
the hill has a history of 3.6 hundred million years. Resembling an elephant
leisurely sucking water from the river with its long trunk, this hill
is famous as Elephant Trunk Hill for hundreds of years.
With an elevation of 200m, the hill towers 55m above the water, measuring
108m in length and 100m in width. Between the trunk and the legs of the
elephant is a cave, in the shape of a full moon, penetrating the hill
from side to side. People named it "Moon-over-Water Cave". When
the waters wave and the moonlight gleams, the scene is exceedingly enchanting.
On the walls in and around this cave, over 70 inscriptions from the Tang
and Song dynasties were found, praising the beauty of hills and waters
nearby.
Halfway up the hill lies another cave, which goes through the hill and
serves as the eyes of the elephant, through which visitors can overlook
the beautiful scene of Guilin city.
On top of the hill stands a pagoda named Puxian Pagoda. Built in the Ming
dynasty (1368-1644), it looks like the handle of a sword. In and out of
the cave are many carvings and inscriptions, the most well-known of which
is a poem by Lu You (1125-1210), one of the four great poets of the Southern
Song dynasty (1127-1279).
Admission Fee: RMB 15
Opening Hours: 08:30 to 16:30
Recommended
Time for a Visit: Half an hour
Bus Route: 2
Situated
majestically at the southeast of Guilin city and west bank of Li River,
Elephant Trunk Hill is regarded as the symbol of Guilin landscape. Originally
named "Li Hill", "Yi Hill" and "Chenshui Hill",
the hill has a history of 3.6 hundred million years. Resembling an elephant
leisurely sucking water from the river with its long trunk, this hill
is famous as Elephant Trunk Hill for hundreds of years.
Halfway up the hill lies another cave, which goes through the hill and
serves as the eyes of the elephant, through which visitors can overlook
the beautiful scene of Guilin city.