Folded Brocade Hill

Folded Brocade Hill, one of the famous scenic spot of Guilin Tours, is located north of Guilin by the Li River, rises abruptly with an elevation of 73 meters. It is magnificent hill formed of layer upon layer of colorful rocks, looks like it were piled up with stacks of brocade, hence Piled Brocade Hill. a place known for its amazing scenery and stone carvings. It is said the hill made by skilled girl who made it out of the clouds from the sky. The Guilin tour guides always tell you some absorbing fairy stories.

There is a stone path winding up the hill, on the half top of the hill there is a distinctive Diecai Pavilion, The whole hill consists four small hills, Yuyue Hill, Siwang Hill (All-Direction-Looking Hill), Crane Peak and Bright Moon Peak surround Folded Brocade Hill. Bright Moon Hill is main peak for visit. The main charming scenes are Folded Brocade Hill and Diecai Pavilion, Wind Cave, Stone inscriptions and Cloud- catching Pavilion.

Wind Cave is strange and unique place in the middle of the hill. There are fresh air and cooling wind in the cave all year around. You can find many stone inscriptions and Buddhist sculptures near the Wind Cave dating from Tang and Song dynasties. Beside the cave gate there is Chengyi Marshal's poem refers to "Prefer citizen of Guilin rather than an immortal". It is the most famous poem of Guilin Travel. You will get a great panoramic view of Guilin and have a sense of "Convergence of beautiful landscape". After climbing some more steps through the Wind Cave, a journey through more marvelous landscapes, you can congratulate yourself as you reach the Cloud-Catching Pavilion the top of Bright Moon Peak.