Banyan Lake (Rong Hu)
and Fir Lake (Shan Hu) are two beautiful
lake parks conveniently located in the center
of Guilin! Banyan Lake is on the west side
of Zhongshan Road and is named after the
surrounding banyan trees, including an ancient
banyan tree (800 years old) on its northern
shore. Fir Lake is to the east, south of
Shanhu Bei Road.
These two lakes were originally
the southern section of the moat that protected
the ancient city of Guilin. An ancient south
gate to the city is on the northern shore
of Banyan Lake.
