
Elephant-trunk Hill is also called Elephant Hill,
which stands majestically at the confluence of the Li River
and Taohua River. The green water of Li River in front of it
and the clear spring at the foot made the Elephant Hill one
of the most famous hills in Guilin City. It is deemed as the
symbol of Guilin. The Elephant Hill has Shuiyue Cave,
Elephant's Eye Stone, Pagoda for Samantabhadra, Yunfeng
Temple ant Taiping Tian Guo Revolutionary Relics Exhibition
Hall. A pagoda containing the only Sheli of Kaiyuan Temple
in Sui and Tang dynasties is near the park. Shuiyue Cave is
at the riverside with water of Li River flowing through. It
looks like a moon on the river. The stone looks like a trunk
of an elephant drinking water. With a fabulous scenic view,
the Elephant-trunk Hill is an outstanding tourist attraction
even in early Tang and Song dynasties.
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