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TravelPod Member ReviewsElephant Trunk Hill (Xiangbishan) Guilin
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Up the Trunk Hill
jokertrekker 5 contributions Clayton Sth, Australia Feb 18, 2012
This was a pleasant little diversion on our tour of Guilin. We went across the river to look at it firstly. Back across the river at the foot of the 300 steps, we took a deep breath and tackled the hill to the Pagoda and lookouts at the top. You get a great view from up there. you can walk around the top and see form all sides. It can't be that hard to get up there as we saw an elderly lady up there, and Marjorie is 70 and she got up.
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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Elephant Trunk Hill (Xiangbishan) Guilin
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Xi'an by Day, Guilin by Night.
Today we leave Xi'an and head for Guilin. Firstly we head out to the Hanyang Tombs and China's first underground museum. These tombs date from 200's B.C. and seem to be a precursor to the Terracotta warriors idea of burying and army with you when you depart this world. The statues are much smaller and also include horses, goats, sheep, bullocks, …
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Driving to Hong Kong
Today was a leisurely day - our pickup at the hotel wasn't until 9 am - it was like taking a half day off! There was no rushing from place to place today as the only thing that was definitively scheduled was our evening flight to Hong Kong.
We visited some beautiful outdoor landscapes while trying to stay cool in the shade or even a few … -
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Hills n' Caves
Today was a "short" day in terms of tours; after probably eating a cat last night, it was nice to take a break. We went to the Reed Flute Cave first, which was nice and cool inside, and very scenic. My awesome camera was able to take some neat pictures (forthcoming). After that we viewed the municipal symbol of Guilin, the Elephant Trunk Hill (so …
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Related BlogsElephant Trunk Hill (Xiangbishan) Guilin
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3rd Halt - Guilin
... this area one may find green mountains, crystal clear waters, unique caves and beautiful stones. Major attractions include Elephant Trunk Hill, Li River, Reed Flute Cave and Seven-Star Park that boasts a Stone Museum where amazing geological finds are ...
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Gorgeous (3) Gorges, Wulingyuan Reserve and Guilin
... for Shanghai however we had a fun afternoon together eating and them showing me around. Next day I went to a nice park - Elephant Trunk Hill - and watched the fishermen on the bamboo rafts through in something that resembled a big wizard's hat covered in ...
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Reed Flute Cave
Today I was going back to Dalian, but first I made a few last stops in Guilin. My tour guide first brought me to Elephant Trunk Hill, which is just a hill with a hole in it. There was nothing special here, I think they just made a park across ...
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Guilin: Not so beautiful actually
... charge of that. She has had to get rid of a few hangers on for us. As we walked along the river we saw Elephant Trunk Hill quoted as being an ‘endearing symbol of the city’. It is basically a rock in the river that ever so slightly resembles ...
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Guilin
... before we edged into the more leafy and calmer surrounds of the riverfront and we headed straight for the main tourist attraction of Guilin, Elephant Trunk hill which is situated on the edge of a piece of land jutting out from the banks of the Li River. ...
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Elephant Trunk Hill
... first on the list of things to do today. Managed to get a ticket without any hassle. From there we went to Elephant Trunk Hill which is one of Guilin's major tourist attractions. It's basically a big park with a big peak on top of which the roof tops ...
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Adventure to Guilin (Yangshuo and Longshen)
... befriending a local who was able to show us around the city by bike. With her help we went to the Reed Flute Cave, Elephant Trunk Hill and Seven Star Park. If I were to got back again in the future, it would be when it's warmer... heard you ...
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Lakes
... we could see some of the other formations (basically the Guilin to before Ox Gorge part of the Li River). In particular I liked Elephant Trunk Hill so named because it looked a bit (quite a lot actually) like an elephant drinking from the river. This is ...
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First Stop in China
... kept spotlessly clean. It seemed more like a park than a city. The perfect place to start our China visit. While in Guilin we naturally wandered through all the parks, visited all the major tourist sites, etc. Like the rest ...
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The Water City for tourists
... fish and frog on the river (ove....). You get the picture. Whilst I'm ranting, I'll move onto one of Guilin's "main" attractions, Elephant Trunk Hill. Well, yes, there's a hollow in the rock and a photogenic park (overpriced) surrounding it. However, ...
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