It obtained its name because the mountain resembles closely an elephant stretching its nose drinking water on the river bank. It is known as a symbol of Guilin landscape.
Situated in Guangxi Province, China, Li River originates in the Mao'er Mountains in Xing'an County and flows through Guilin, Yangshuo and Pingle, down into the XiJiang, the western tributary of the Pearl River in Wuzhou, its course of 437 kilometers is flanked by green hills. Cormorant fishing is often associated with the Lijiang.
The Longsheng Rice Terraces are located in Longsheng County, about 100 km (2 hours drive) from Guilin, Guangxi, China. The most popular are Ping An Rice Terrace and Jinkeng Rice Terrace.
Guilin landscape painting refers to the paintings that draw beautiful scenery of Guilin as the main performance object. The paintings use the traditional Chinese painting as the main body to reproduce Guilin landscape nature. Guilin landscape paintings play a unique place in the Chinese landscape paintings, they are seen everywhere in many of the national exhibition, brochures, newspapers and the Internet.
Guilin Rice Noodles were first invented in Qin Dynasty (221 B.C.). Till now, it has a history more than 2,200 years.
Impression Liu Sanjie is an outdoor performance set in real mountains and rivers in Yangshuo County. The stage is a 2km (1.25 miles) stretch along Li River with 12 mountain peaks and the clear sky as the background.