West
Hill Park
West Hill is located 2 kilometers west of
Guilin and covers about 2 square kilometers.
It includes the Hidden Hill, West Hill and
the Guilin Museum . The hill is surrounded
by a lake called West Lake , by which stands
a temple called Xi Qingling. Western Hill
is well known for Buddhist statues. Xilinqing
Temple was built in Tang Dynasty and was
of the five most famous Buddhist temples
in south China . Today, over 200 Buddhist
statues still remain on the cliff. The hill
consists of West Peak , Stone Fish Peak
, Dragon Head Peak , and Qianshan Peak .
Hidden Hill features a great
number of caves. All caves are connected
with each other. The most famous caves are
Sunset Cave , South Glory Cave , North Window
Cave , Lotus Cave and White Bird Cave .
Guilin Museum
Situated in the Western Hill
Park in Guilin city, the Museum occupies
an area of 10,000 square meters. It is built
in a unique architectural style of both
the East and the West. The Museum mainly
exhibits items of historic or cultural value
such as antiques, chinaware from Ming and
Qing Dynasty and unique handicrafts of different
minority groups. It also has a collection
of 30,000 pieces of antiques and artwork.
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