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1^st day

At home and abroad,Guilin is primarily known for its enticing and unquie scenery,the most attractive city in China.Fortunately i had a four-day holiday which has one more day than legal holiday in Qingming festival.After getting everything ready,we took a bus which goes to Guilin. What a long journey it was!we spent about 8 hrs on the bus,oh my gosh it made me so bored.

Finally we arrived in Guilin city at 6 pm,and then took a tourist bus to our hotel which belongs to Wangcheng school district,in which one of my fellows used to learn.We visted Wangcheng school district which belongs to Guangxi Normal University,the pedestrain street,Lijiang Waterfall Hotel,Central Square,Sun-Moon Towers and Song Dynasty at night.The Sun-Moon Towers deeply impressed me with its structures and lights,when the breeze rippled the lake and the two towers shined like diamonds,which was especially charming.

Guilin foods are also famous,particularly Guilin rice noodles are my favorite,and it is cheap and delicious.

2^nd day

Today we visited the Li River,Elephant Trunk Hill,Tunnel Hill and Seven Star Park.Along the Lijiang river,the rolling peaks,steep cliffs,green hills and clear water constituted a fascinating hundred-mile pictures gallery.The most beautiful scenes of Guilin scenery are found along the Lijiang river,Elephant Trunk Hill is one of them,it is the badge of Guilin city.The whole hill looks exactly like a huge elephant stretching its trunk drinking water by the Lijiang river,it is the masterpiece of karst landscape,composed of pure limestone deposited on seabed 360million years ago. Between the “trunk” and the “body” is a vast round cave which resembles a full moon on water hence the name “Moon-over-Water”Cave.

The Tunnel Cave is another famous cave which is younger than Reed Flute Cave,it is very long and deep,and the trip inside it lasted about 40 mins.Inside this cave is a spectacular world of various stalactites,stone pillars and rock formations created by carbonate deposition.Illuminated by colored lighting,the fantastic spectacle is found in this long cave.Walking through the serried stone pillars,we feasted our eyes on changing spots,feeling we were in the paradise where the Gods lived.People gives each formation a legendary or poetic name such as Crystal Palace,Dragon Pagoda,Flower and other interesting names.For some of these names,you have to use your imagination,but the story behind each is quite fun.It’s a pleasure to listen to romantic or fairy tales while appreciating the fantastic stone formations.Both the stories and the lighting add mystery to the scene.

We saw many animals in Seven Star Park,it is located on east bank of Li River,1.5 km from city center,occupying an area of 137.4 hectares.The park is named after Seven Star Hill and it is the largest comprehensive park in Guilin.One of the main attractions of the park is all kinds of animals.Nevertheless when i saw them,they were staring at me,it seemed that i could read sth from their eyes,”we need freedom,we need nature”.When i took photos of them,thinking that perhaps people have to be concerned with animal rights.We had a good time in there anyway.

3^rd day

Cycling in Yangshuo is an amazing experience and also the best way to explore the region.It is well-known for its super natural landscape,with comfortable climate,ever green vegetation,abundant rivers and jade-like hills,it is reputed as the fairyland under heaven.Yangshuo is famous not only for its green hills and clear water,but also for its cultural atmosphere,which is symbolized by the West Street-a street of western flavor.The 600-meter long street is lined with small shops and restaurants,selling souvenirs,serving local dishes to the visitors.Many foreigners are inhabited in this street,hence its another name Foreigner Street.

Here the waiters in bar,restaurant,internet cafe and workmanship shop,ordinary residents and even the granny selling the fruits can speak English fluently.Of course we lived in a little family hotel that evening,and i like the little hotel very much,it’s clean and comfortable,especially the inn-keepers were friendly with us.