| During this weekend, the weather was so fine, | | | | Heaven decided to surmount earth, and he did so |
| that my wife and I went to Guilin's Elephant Hill | | | | on the back of a giant elephant. The elephant |
| Park for a leisurely walk. This park is not only the | | | | devoted himself seriously hurted. The Emperor of |
| sign of this city, but also a really attractive set. | | | | Heaven abandoned him, and the local farmers |
| Elephant Trunk Hill Park is situated on the Li River. | | | | took care of the weak elephant back to health. |
| The doorway to the park is very gorgeous, it | | | | The elephant being exceptionally thankful, decided |
| features many little bamboo groves, and | | | | to leave the emperor and stay on earth to help |
| conventional buildings. The whole park is elephant | | | | the farmers cultivate their fields during a time of |
| themed. The little paths that stroll through the | | | | drought. The Emperor of Heaven was so angry |
| park have not only designs of elephants in them, | | | | that his elephant had desolated him, that he shot |
| but also the Chinese character for "elephant" | | | | his sword into the elephants back, and turned the |
| written in many different ways. | | | | elephant to rock. |
| There are also rock elephant statues placed all | | | | Now the elephant can live with the gracious |
| over the park. Some have elephants playing | | | | people of Guilin, guarding the city, and welcoming |
| musical instruments, and there are quite a few | | | | visitors from all over the world. From the top of |
| large sculptures of elephants playing in the Li River | | | | the elephants back, guests will get a gorgeous |
| and on the riverside. All of them are very | | | | panoramic view of Guilin city, and the attractive Li |
| attractive, and exceptional photo materials. | | | | River. |
| Elephant Trunk Hill | | | | ShuiyueCave (Moon over the WaterCave) |
| Elephant Trunk Hill is the main mark of the park, | | | | The hole in circle that between the elephant's |
| and is positioned on the river. The hill is a natural | | | | trunk and front legs, is called Shuiyue Cave. It is |
| Karst rock construction that is naturally figured | | | | round in outline, and when the moon is full at |
| like a huge elephant drinking from the Li River. I | | | | nights, and the surface of the water is motionless, |
| think the most amazing thing about Guilin is all of | | | | the mirror image in the water looks like the moon |
| the mountains situated in and around it. They can | | | | hovering on the river. Inside the cave are more |
| be seen from the top of the elephants back. | | | | than 50 rock inscriptions dating back to the Tang |
| There is a 46 foot (14 meter) high Ming Dynasty | | | | Dynasty (618-907). There are poems and written |
| (1368-1644) pagoda on the top. It is said that it | | | | records of visitors' thoughts upon travelling this |
| looks like the hilt of a massive sword. There is a | | | | attractive place. |
| tale related to it. In the past, the Emperor of | | | | |