Characteristics and famous history of Elephant Trunk Mountain

Elephant Trunk Hill is famous for its magic. Its magic, first of all, is the likeness of form and spirit, and secondly, it creates a bright moon near the water between the nose and legs, which constitutes the wonder of "Xiangshan Shuiyue".

Therefore, Elephant Trunk Mountain is the emblem mountain of Guilin and the symbol mountain of Guilin's tourism. It is located at the confluence of Lijiang River and taohuajiang in the center of Guilin, and looks like a giant elephant. There is a round hole with an area of about 15 square meters between its trunk and legs. The river passes through the hole, like a bright moon floating. Xiangshan Shuiyue, located on the west bank, is opposite to the moon-piercing rock on the east bank of Lijiang River. One hangs in the sky and the other floats in the water, forming a strange landscape of "Lijiang River with two moons".

The main scenic spots of Elephant Trunk Hill include Shuiyue Cave, Elephant Eye Rock, Pu Xian Tower, Hongfeng Temple and the exhibition hall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Revolutionary Site in the temple. There is also the only remaining stupa in Kaiyuan Temple in Sui and Tang Dynasties nearby. Shuiyue Cave is close to the river, where the water flows through it, such as floating the moon in the water, and the rocks hang down into the water like trunk drinking Lijiang River, with excellent scenery. It has been a tourist attraction since the Tang and Song Dynasties.

Song Jibei Chu Shi's poem "The Rhyme of Water Moon Cave" says: "There is a bright moon under the water, but it floats on the water. The water will not go in the month, and the water will still flow in the month. " It vividly depicts this scene. The first batch of national AAAA-level tourist attractions, located at the intersection of binjiang road, taohuajiang and Lijiang River in Guilin, covers an area of 118,8 square meters, belonging to the karst landform natural scenic spot, named after the mountain shape resembles a giant elephant drinking river water. As early as the Tang and Song Dynasties, it became a famous tourist attraction with a history of more than 1, years.

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The old eight scenic spots in Guilin

The existing written records of the stone carving of the old eight scenic spots in Guilin in the wind cave of Diecai Mountain.

The eight ancient scenes of Guilin carved with one scene and one article are as follows:

1. Huajing Cave-Guiling Qinglan

2. Xiangshan Shuiyue Cave-Yunzhou misty rain

3. Fubo Mountain-Dongdu Chunlan

4. Sunset Cave-(No caption, However, according to the content of the poem, it is in the West Hill of Guilin.

5. Yaoshan-Yaoshan Winter Snow

6. Yushan-Shundong Xunfeng

7. Kaiyuan Temple-(without paying the title)

8. Qixingyan-Qixia True Scene

The characters of the old eight scenic spots in Guilin are:

The scenery is charming.

Secondly, it is misty and rainy in Yunjiazhou, which is opposite to Elephant Trunk Mountain, with dense trees. In the Tang Dynasty, gardens were built on the continent, flowers and trees were planted, pavilions were built, and the most beautiful scenery was in the drizzle and misty mist.

Thirdly, the bridge was put on the bridge. Therefore, it has the laudatory name of "Spring Orchid Crossing the East".

Fourth, it is the sunset at the west peak. It refers to the western hills of Guilin. Every time the sun sets, there are ten thousand hongxia, which makes the western hills look particularly magnificent.

Fifth, it is the winter snow in Yaoshan. Yaoshan is the highest mountain in Guilin, and it is often covered with snow in winter, which is very charming.

Sixth, it is the fragrant wind in Shundong. It's just like playing the strings and playing the Qin music.

The seventh is above the Qingbi. It refers to the Kaiyuan Temple monument in Wanshou Lane of Minzhu Road, and now only the stupa worshipped by Jian Zhen monks in the Tang Dynasty.

The eighth is the true state of Qixia. The original name of Qixingyan is Qixia Cave, and the cave is deep and secluded, with extraordinary scenery.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xiangbishan (Guilin, Guangxi)