| Fubo Hill in Guilin | |
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Rising from the ground, Fubo Hill slopes into the Li River in the east and looms in the west over the ground. Waves run back wherever they meet the blocks thus it gets the name. A tale also has it that Ma Yuan, called General Fubo, of the Han Dynasty had once passed by Guilin on a southern expedition. He poured all the pearls he carried into the river, so the hill was named after him in his memory, and there used to be a Fubo Pavilion on the hill in Tang Dynasty. |
| Banyan Lake and Fir Lake in Guilin | |
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Banyan Lake and Fir Lake are located in the center of Guilin, and Banyan Lake is west and Fir Lake is east with the Yang Bridge as the boundary. The Banyan Lake surface is so smooth that it looks like a mirror shining the ancient city. It charms visitors with its calm character in the noisy environment of the downtown. To the north of the lake is ancient banyans and Banyan Shadow pavilion where it is said that the reduced Song Dynasty poet Huang Ting Jian had his boat tied here. |
| Duxiu Peak in Guilin | |
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Duxiu Peak abruptly rises, steep and precipitous, in Jingjiang King's Residence and has long been called "a Pillar holding Up the Southern Sky". Lying at the southeast foot of the peak, DuShu Cave (Study Cave where Yan Yanzhi, a man of letters of South and Song dynasties once did his reading) is the oldest famous relic in Guilin of a well-known figure. Yan wrote, . "Amid Guilin arises the solitary beauty peak, so towering that no peak can match". From then on the hill has been known as the Solitary Beauty Peak |
| Chuanshan Hill in Guilin | |
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Situated south of the city and on the east bank of Li River, Chuanshan Hill Park covers an area of 2 square kilometers with the Chuanshan Hill as the axis. It faces Elephant-trunk Hill across the Li River and stands against the Turtle Hill on the west bank. Two hills look like two fighting roosters, hence the name Rooster-fighting Hills. There is Tower Hill in front of the Chuanshan Hill with Shou Fo Pagoda of Ming Dynasty on the top. Xiaodong Rivers runs between the two hills with picturesque reflections on the water. |
| Jingjiang King's Residence in Guilin | |
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Zhu Shouqian was appointed as the Jingjiang King by his grandfather Ming Tai Zu (the first emperor of Ming Dynasty). In 1372, Zhu Shouqian had the king residence built up at the foot of Duxiu Peak. It was completed in the year 1392 and was set up complying with the formation for all kings. The main buildings include Chengyuan Gate in the front, Chengyun Hall in the middle with the living hall at its back and the royal garden at the end. There are 4 halls, 4 pavilions and other 40 constructions surrounding the main buildings. |
| Crown Cave, Guilin | |
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Crown Cave is located in Grassland Town southern suburbs of Guilin. The cave gets its name because it looks like a crown. It has a great gate facing Li River and the cave stream enters into Li River. The cave is further divided into four caves connecting with each other. There are stalagmite and stalactite attached in the top of the outer cave with spacious and bright appearance. |
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