Elephant Trunk Hill, embraced by Xiangshan Park of the same name, stands on the western bank of Li River in the south central area of Guilin city. This hill is so named because it outlines a vivid image of an elephant sipping water from the river with its trunk. It is the symbol of Guilin and its karst landscape. There is a legend about Elephant Trunk Hill. It says that an elephant belonged to the Emperor of Heaven came down to earth to help the people in their work. This angered the Emperor of Heaven who stabbed the back of the elephant while it was drinking water on the river bank and turned it into stone. Actually, the hill is a limestone karsts formation of 3.6 hundred million years old.

Inside the cave are a large number of stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone curtains, and stone flowers. These glisten in a broad array of colourful lights, providing a truly splendid view. Each formation is given names according to what they look like. Following the U-shaped route you will encounter a number of natural rock formations including: Primitive Forest, Morning Glow over Lion Forest, Virgin Forest, Fruit and Flower Mountain, Double Pillars Supporting Heaven, Crystal Palace and many more. You can use your own imagination and discuss with your group what you think the formations look like. The Crystal Palace is the most impressive formation and is made up of illuminated stalagmites that are also reflected in the cave 's natural lake.

Guilin sun and moon tower also known as gold tower, lovers tower; Day tower name tower, moon tower name silver tower, so also known as the tower of gold and silver. The sun and moon twin towers are located in the beautiful shanhu of guilin city. The sun tower is a copper tower, located in the centre of the lake. It is 41 metres high and has 9 floors. The two towers are connected by a 10-meter-long tunnel at the bottom of the lake.