What attractions should not be missed when traveling to Guilin?

You have asked the right person about this question. I happened to travel to Guilin some time ago and made a detailed guide. When visiting Guilin, I have a recommendation for a treasure that you shouldn’t miss. Let me share my experience below, hoping it can help you. Elephant Trunk Mountain Scenic Area

Address: No. 1, Binjiang Road, Xiangshan District, Guilin City

How can you not visit the Elephant Trunk Mountain Scenic Area when you come to Guilin? Elephant Trunk Mountain is a typical representative of Guilin's landscape and one of the must-see attractions in Guilin. The mountain shape of Elephant Trunk Mountain is like an elephant standing by the river with its long trunk stretched out to drink water. Its shape is lifelike and fascinating. The main attractions in the scenic area are: Elephant Mountain Water Moon, Samantabhadra Pagoda, Sanhua Wine Cellar, Love Island and Cloud Peak Temple...

1. Basic information

(1) Ticket price: Free

(2) Opening hours: 07:00-18:00 (most Late admission 17:30)

(3) Transportation routes

Bus:

①Take No. 3, No. 11, No. 99, No. 51, No. 100 Take bus No. 10 or No. 10 and get off at Xicheng Intersection Station, and you can walk to the scenic spot.

② Take bus No. 91 and get off at Wenming Road Station, and you can walk to the scenic spot.

③ Take bus No. 2 and get off at Xiangshan Park Station, and you can walk to the scenic spot.

Self-driving:

Go along Cuizhu Road to the Shanghai intersection, turn left (get off the overpass), and go to Xiangshan Plaza (scenic parking lot) on Minzhu Road

2. Recommended tour routes

Exit No. 1 (Osmanthus Square) - Huijiang Pavilion - Shuiyue Cave - Elephant Trunk Rock - Puxian Pagoda (need to climb) - Yunyin Temple - — Sanhua Wine Cellar — First Observation Deck — Elephant Road — Second Observation Deck — Waterfront Area — Love Island — Mysterious Ancient Village — Lijiang Gallery — Entrance No. 3

3. Recommended scenic spots

(1) Elephant Mountain and Water Moon

The No. 1 viewing platform is the best viewing point for the elephant trunk. If you look carefully, the reflection on the water surface looks like an elephant trunk. Giant elephant. It is recommended that everyone visit the Elephant Trunk Mountain Scenic Area during the rainy season, because you cannot take such beautiful photos during the dry season! Moreover, after the river dries up, it is no longer clear. Without the reflection of the river, Elephant Trunk Mountain will lose its color. If you can come here to enjoy the scenery of Shuiyue Cave at night when the moon is bright in the sky, the wonderful pictures of the moon in the cave and underwater will appear in front of you, which is so beautiful! The Moon over Elephant Mountain is one of the wonders of Guilin's landscape. There is a poem saying, "There is a bright moon at the bottom of the water, and a bright moon floating on the water. The water does not go away when the moon goes, but the water still flows after the moon goes away."

(2) Samantabhadra

Puxian Pagoda is located on the top of Xiangshan Mountain. Climbing up the stairs from the foot of the mountain, you can see the Puxian Pagoda standing among the lush trees from a distance. The tower is 13.6 meters high. It was built in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 400 years. The tower body has three floors. It is a Lama-style solid brick tower. On the north side of the tower body, there is a statue of Bodhisattva carved with bluestone lines. The top of the statue is engraved with the six-character mantra "Namo Samantabhadra Bodhisattva", so it is named Samantabhadra. tower.

The two bases at the bottom are angular, and the upper part of the base has an elliptical tower body. Seen from a distance, the tower looks like a sword hilt stuck on the back of an elephant, so it is also called the sword-hilt tower. We stand on the top of the mountain and have a broad view. We can overlook the mountains and rivers of Guilin and have a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery.

(3) Love Island

Love Island is located on the north side of the Xiangshan Scenic Area in Guilin. It is said to be a good place for locals to fall in love in the 1970s, hence the name Love Island. This is also a good place to see Elephant Trunk Mountain up close. There are many interesting little elephant sculptures around. There is a lake on the island with beautiful environment, lush vegetation and fresh air. Now it is the location photography base for Guilin landscape weddings. Lovers make their love promises here under the witness of Xiangshanshuiyue.