Seven Star scenic Area

    Located in the east of the Lijiang River, it is the biggest, oldest and most beautiful comprehensive park in Guilin. Look from Liberation Bridge, the four peaks of Putuo Hill and three peaks of Yueya hill are supposed to resemble the star pattern of the Big Dipper. Hence it is named Seven-Star Summarize which collects the prime sceic spots of hill, river, cave, stone, court, forest and cultural relics, etc. The main scenes include Flower Bridge, Putuo Hill, Seven-Star Cage, Camel Hill, Yueya Hill, the Forest of Stone Inscriptions and the Square of Chinese Culture, etc.

The park got its name for the Seven-Star Hill, which is composed of seven peaks resembling the patterns of the seven stars in the Big Dipper. The three peaks in the south are called Crescent Hill and the four peaks in the north are named Putuo, on the hillside of which is the famous Seven-Star Cave. The 1,000 meters long water-eroded cave, originally an underground waterway hundreds of years ago, present a large variety of rock formations, stalagmites, stone pillars and water-eroded terrains.

Publishes at : 07-06-20 21:58

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