Elephant Hill
Founded in 1986, the Elephant Hill scenic area is among the first batch of nationally designated Scenic Spots in China and was listed as one of the recommended tourist attractions by World Tourism Organization in 2003. The Elephant Hill Scenic Area, a golden tourist attraction with international fame, encompasses green hills, clear waters, fantastic caves and beautiful rocks, boasting such notable sites as Elephant Trunk Hill, Water Moon Cave, Elephant Eye Cave, Puxian Pagoda, Sanhua Liquor Cellar, Love Island and Yunfeng Temple (Exhibition Hall of the Taiping Uprising Revolution). The major sight within the Scenic Area proper, the Elephant Trunk Hill, at the confluence of Lijiang River and Peach Blossom River, takes its name from its resemblance of an elephant taking a drink from the adjacent river. Its unique rock formation and long history made it the city logo of Guilin in 1995. During the 2014 CCTV Spring Festival Gala, the Elephant Trunk Hill was acted out as a symbol of Guilin scenic beauty in the creative dance "Icons of China" by the Hungarian shadow theatre group “Attraction”. It was the first time that the Elephant Trunk Hill became the subject of a foreign art troupe. |
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