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The county town of
Yangshuo, located 65
kilometres southeast to
Guilin, is an ancient
city of over 1000 years,
built in the Jin Dynasty
(265-420).
Yangshuo is famous for a
profusion of scenic
hills and rivers. The
Lijiang and Tianjia
Rivers, which run by the
town, are the two
largest of the 12 rivers
in the county. Peaks are
so peculiar, so
beautiful and so many
that they are seen one
after another to an
incalculable extent.
Famous scenic spots in
Yangshuo include
Jianshan Mountain,
Bilian Peak, Shutong
Hill, Yangshuo Park,
Chuanyan Cave, etc. A
commercial street in the
town is also a tourists
favorite. Native
products are abundant
thanks to the fertile
mountains and rivers.
Fruits here are most
famous at home and
abroad including orange,
tangerine, pomelo,
chestnut, kumquat, etc.
Green Lotus Peak( Bilian
Peak)
Lies southeast of
Yangshuo town and faces
Li River, this peak
rises out of the river
like a lotus. Hence the
name Green Lotus Peak.
It is the most famous
hill in Yangshuo.
Green Lotus Peak, flat
and smooth, resembles a
mirror in its front
view. So people also
named it Jianshan Hill
(Mirror Hill). Looking
the hill after passing
it, one finds the hill
silently floating on
water like an elegant
budding green lotus,
forming an enchanting
scene.
Green Lotus Peak has
many inscriptions on its
cliffs, in which the
5-meter-long Chinese
character "Dai" caved in
the Qing dynasty is the
most famous. The later
generations endowed the
character with a
meanings "as the river
and mountains unfold
their greatness before
your eyes, young lads,
you should work hard to
let your name pass down
forever."
The best place to view
the lotus is View Lotus
Bridge. Built in 1978,
the bridge is decorated
with relief, which
depict the landscape of
Yangshuo. At the end of
the bridge, three
characters were caved
which means there is the
best suitable place to
view the "lotus".
Yangshuo Park
Yangshuo Park is in the
western part of the
town, and here you’ll
find Man Hill, which is
meant to resemble a
young man bowing and
scraping to a shy young
girl represented by Lady
Hill. You may just want
to look from the
outside-it. Other hills
nearby are named after
animals: Crab Hill, Swan
Hill, Dragon Head Hill
and the like.
Moon Hill
The highway from Guilin
turns southward at
Yangshuo and after a
couple of kilometres
crosses the Jingbao
River. South of this
river and just to the
west of the highway is a
limestone pinnacle with
a moon-shaped hole
penetrating the hill.
Hence the name Moon
Hill. With an elevation
of 380 meters, the hill
is 230 meters in
relative height and 410
meters in length.
Over 800 marble stairs
leading to the cave were
completed in 1981,
giving convenience to
those who want to get a
close view of the cave.
The cave is about 50
meters in height and
width, shaping like a
semicircular archway. In
sunny day, blue sky and
white clouds can be see
through the cave and in
cloudy and rainy day,
the "moon" is deep in
mist.
Viewed from different
place, the moon takes on
different shapes,
sometimes full moon,
sometimes half-moon and
sometimes crescent,
forming a marvellous
spectacle in Yangshuo.
A series of cave have
been opened up not far
from Moon Hill: the
Black Buddha Cave, New
Water Caves and Dragon
Cave. If you head out to
Moon Hill, you will
undoubtedly be
intercepted and invited
to visit the caves. The
caves and famous spots,
as well as people’s
villages will even bring
you a wonderful time!
River Excursions
A popular riverboat trip
is to the picturesque
village of Fuli, a
short
distance down the Li
River, where you’ll see
stone houses and cobbled
lanes. If you’re keen on
a river trip, the thing
is that about three
hours upstream from Yangshuo, the mountain
scenery around Xing ping
is breathtaking, and
there are many caves. |
