Xiangshan Scenic Area

Xiangshan Scenic Area

Xiangshan scenic spot is the Xiangbi mountain scenic spot in Xiangshan scenic spot of two rivers and four lakes. The former Xiangshan scenic spot was established in 1986 and is a national AAAAA scenic spot. In 2003, it was listed as "recommended scenic spot by World Tourism Organization". In 2007, it became a friendly scenic spot with Xiangbi mountain scenic spot in Aite City, France.

In 2014, under the guidance of Guilin Tourism Development Corporation and Guilin Tourism Co., Ltd., the two rivers and four lakes scenic area and Xiangshan scenic area started to establish 5A scenic area, and decided to form "two rivers and four lakes · Xiangshan scenic area" with Xiangshan, Diecai mountain, Fubo mountain and two rivers and four lakes, and unified management, planning and sales. Xiangbi mountain is a diversified international boutique tourist attraction integrating green mountains, beautiful waters, strange caves and beautiful rocks. The main scenic spots are Xiangbi mountain, Shuiyue cave, Xiangyan rock, Puxian tower, Sanhua wine kiln, Love Island, Yunfeng Temple exhibition hall of Taiping Revolution ruins, etc.

Xiangbi mountain, the main landscape in Xiangshan scenic spot, is named for its resemblance to an elephant. Located at the confluence of Lijiang River and Taohua River in Guilin City, Xiangbi mountain was awarded the city emblem of Guilin City in 1995 for its unique mountain shape and long history.

In the 2014 CCTV Spring Festival Gala of the year of the horse, Hungary's attraction dance company showed Xiangbi mountain as a representative of Guilin's landscape in the creative dance "symbolic China", which is the first time that a foreign performing arts group has used special dance forms to perform. In 2013 and 2014, Xiangshan scenic spot twice won the title of "China's most beautiful place to enjoy the moon" selected by CCTV news channel network.

In 2016, Xiangbi mountain, one of the two rivers, four lakes and Xiangshan scenic spots, was selected as the venue of the South Branch of CCTV Spring Festival Gala in 2017.

Therefore, Xiangshan is not only the symbol of Guilin city emblem and landscape, but also the symbol of harmony between man and nature in Chinese landscape.

On February 25, 2017, Xiangshan scenic area of two rivers and four lakes was newly upgraded to a national 5A scenic area.

Development history

Xiangshan, also known as Xiangbi mountain, is located in Guilin where Taohua river flows into Lijiang River. As early as the Tang Dynasty, Xiangbi mountain has been a tourist attraction with a history of nearly a thousand years.

Xiangshan Park Management Office was established in 1986. In 2001, Xiangshan, Fubo mountain and Diecai mountain were merged into Xiangshan scenic area management office. In 2007, Xiangshan Scenic Area Management Office was used after it was separated from Binjiang scenic area. In 2014, under the guidance of Guilin Tourism Development Corporation and Guilin Tourism Co., Ltd., the two rivers and four lakes scenic area and Xiangshan scenic area started to establish 5A scenic area, and decided to form "two rivers and four lakes · Xiangshan scenic area" with Xiangshan, Diecai mountain, Fubo mountain and two rivers and four lakes, and unified management, planning and sales jurisdiction. With Xiangbi mountain as the main body, there are stone caves, pavilions, temples and landscaping gardens, with a total area of 2.99 hectares. The gate of the garden is a building with cement stone and rice walls and columns, a hard ridge sloping top, green glazed tiles and an antique archway, with the seal script "Xiangshan Shuiyue" on the forehead. Xiangshan scenic area covers an area of 14.33 hectares, water area of 9.42 hectares, green coverage rate of more than 92%. The scenic area is close to the core business district of the city center, adjacent to Lijiang River and Qixing scenic area in the East, Chuanshan mountain and Tashan mountain in the south, Lijiang Waterfall Hotel and Shanhu Lake in the west, Fubo mountain and Diecai mountain in the north. The scenic area has four entrances and exits (gate, No.2 gate, No.3 gate and Yunfeng temple gate), with Xiangbi mountain as the main landscape. The goal of the scenic area is to become a diversified international boutique scenic area integrating sightseeing, experience, leisure, shopping and folk tourism.

Features of scenic spots

Xiangbi mountain scenic spot is named for its elephant like Xiangbi mountain, which is located at the confluence of Lijiang River and Taohua River in Guilin city. With its unique shape and long history, Xiangbi mountain has become the emblem of Guilin city. Located between the elephant trunk and the elephant body, Shuiyue cave has more than 50 cliff stone carvings. It is a key cultural relic protection unit in Guangxi. Han Yu, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote a famous sentence: "the river is a green ribbon, and the mountain is like a jade hairpin". The water moon cave and the reflection in the water are like a bright moon. It has a good reputation as the water moon in Xiangshan Mountain since ancient times. In the Song Dynasty, Ji Bei had a poem praising: "there is a bright moon at the bottom of the water, and the moon floats on the water. If the water doesn't go away, the water will flow when the moon goes away." In September 2013, Xiangshan scenic spot was awarded the title of "China's most beautiful place to enjoy the moon" by CCTV news channel. On the top of the mountain, there is a pagoda dedicated to Puxian Bodhisattva in the Ming Dynasty. The elephant holding a vase means good luck and beauty. It has also become a historical witness of the Taiping Rebellion in Guilin in the late Qing Dynasty. Since the Song Dynasty, xiangbishan mountain became the natural wine cellar of Guilin Sanhua liquor, which is the representative of Chinese rice flavor liquor in Tibet.

Located in the north of the scenic spot, the love island with colorful flowers and fragrance in all seasons covers an area of 15000 square meters and is close to the Lijiang River. It is another good scenic spot to watch the elephant trunk mountain. The island has beautiful environment and luxuriant vegetation. It's the best place for local people to fall in love in the 1970s, so it's called love island. "Love Island" is a masterpiece bred by Guilin's mother river "Lijiang River", and it's also the cradle for Guilin people to pursue happiness and cultivate love. Here, the distant "Xiangshan Shuiyue" is a proof of love, and I hope that lovers will get married in the world. Today, Xiangshan scenic spot has become the base of Guilin landscape wedding ceremony, and love island is the location for people's wedding and photography. Under the witness of Xiangshan water moon, lovers make the oath of love here. Into the magic Xiangshan, for you to open the legendary auspicious journey!

Name and legend

Xiangbi mountain, or "Xiangshan" for short, is located at the confluence of Lijiang River and Taohua River (formerly known as Yangjiang River). It is named because its mountain shape is similar to an elephant standing on the edge of Lijiang River and stretching its trunk to drink the water of the river. In the middle of the mountain, there is a opposite cave called "Xiangyan rock". It is about 180 meters long, 100 meters wide, 50 meters high and 200 meters above sea level.

Xiangbi mountain was originally named "Li Mountain" because it is on the shore of Li River. In the Huichang period of Tang Dynasty (841-846), Yuan Hui, a poet of Tang Dynasty and an observer of GUI Guan, had the same pronunciation as "Lishan" in Lintong, Shaanxi Province. In order to avoid misunderstanding, he changed his name to "Yishan" with the idea of pleasant scenery. Later, Yishan was written as Yishan, because the ancient Chinese "Yi" and "Yi" are connected, so is the sound. In Guilin local records, Mo Xiu Fu of Tang Dynasty said that Li Mountain "is a submerged mountain, so it is named because it is in the water." The name of chenshui mountain is very rare among the literati in history. It is estimated that it is a folk name. Kong Yong also served in Guangdong, Shanxi, Guizhou and other places in the Ming Dynasty. He has a famous poem "elephant trunk mountain", which vividly describes the object of the poem

Elephant trunk clear, drink jade river, west wind a water absorption should wave.

Qingshan is a wonderful place to see each other in the daytime.

People often regard Xiangbi mountain as the representative of Guilin landscape. Xiangbi mountain has become the symbol and emblem of Guilin city. Xiangbi mountain is a famous tourist attraction, which is well-known at home and abroad. It is a must for tourists to visit Guangxi. There are many touching stories about this elephant trunk mountain. According to legend, the elephant trunk mountain is a change of the gods in the sky. It used to be a god image carrying a bottle for the emperor of heaven and used to be a mount for the emperor of heaven. One year, the god elephant went out to fight with the emperor of heaven, and the war situation was extremely fierce. Many heavenly soldiers and generals were injured, and the god elephant also suffered many injuries in order to protect the emperor of heaven. In the end, the emperor of heaven won the final victory.

The wounded God lost touch with the emperor of heaven in the battle. Due to fatigue, he fell ill in Guilin. Just when the elephant was dying, a pair of Guilin old people named Xiang Gong and Xiang Po rescued it. Xiang Gong, Xiang Po and the good villagers nearby obtained its beard from the carp essence in the Lijiang River and made it into rice noodles full of essence. They fed Baoxiang with the clear Lijiang River water. Under the careful care of everyone, Baoxiang slowly recovered. At that time, the goblins in the Lijiang River in Guilin often made waves, and sometimes floods broke out, causing the villagers' houses and farmland to be flooded. In order to repay the old man for saving his life, the god elephant went down the Lijiang River many times, finally subdued a group of water demons, calmed the river, helped the farmers to work and dredge the waterway. With the help of Baoxiang, the people in Guilin lived a happy and stable life. And the god elephant also likes the days with Guilin people, and decided not to return to heaven.

The emperor of heaven is grateful for the protection of the god elephant and has been sending all kinds of immortals to look for the trace of the god elephant. A heavenly army and general came to Guilin and found the god elephant who was working for the farmers. He was very happy and surprised at the same time. One day general leader asked: "god elephant, you often serve the emperor and protect him. Why do you want to help the local people farm and control water here instead of going back to heaven to receive a reward and live a relaxed life?" The god elephant replied: "although I am a god elephant in heaven, I am also blessed by the people in Guilin. They saved me, asked for food for me to recover my spirit, healed my wounds and made me recover. They need me, with my guard, the water demons dare not make trouble, they can live better. I have devoted myself to the emperor of heaven. Now the battle in heaven is over, and the emperor of heaven no longer needs me to protect him. You go back. It's said that my God decided to stay in Guilin in this life to protect the landscape of Guilin and stay with the people. " When the generals and soldiers of heaven saw that the gods and elephants had been determined, they all went back to heaven to report to the emperor of heaven. The emperor heard that the elephant would stay in Guilin,

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