Elephant Hill
The elephant hill, also called the
elephant trunk hill, lies on the conjunction of
the Li River and the peach blossom river. It is
the badge of Guilin city.
The whole hill looks exactly like
a huge elephant stretching its trunk drinking
water by the Li River. It is the masterpiece of
karst landscape, composed of pure limestone deposited
on seabed 360million years ago.
Between the "trunk" and the "body"
is a vast round cave which resembles a full moon
on water hence the name "Moon-over-Water" Cave.
When the waters wave and the moonlight gleams,
the scene is exceedingly enchanting. This cave
intoxicated innumerous poets through ages. Many
lines can be found giving high honor of the cave.
On the top of the hill stands
a pagoda-Puxian Pagoda. Built in Ming dynasty,
it has a long history. At the foot of the hill
is Yunfeng Temple, inside which is now the exhibition
of "The Revolution of the Taiping Heavenly Kindow
in Guilin".
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