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About Elephant Trunk Hill
The limestone outline resembles an elephant lowering its trunk into the water, with a rounded opening beneath the arch. That opening is known as Water-Moon Cave and is the feature around which the familiar silhouette is formed.
The river setting is as important as the rock itself. From an authorised viewpoint, compare the arch with its reflection and look at how the hill meets the two waterways. Use the managed park route for the visit; older travel accounts describing unofficial boat access or ways around the entrance do not provide a reliable visitor plan.
What to look for
- Water-Moon Cave forms the rounded opening beneath the elephant-like arch.
- The confluence of the Taohua and Li rivers frames the limestone silhouette.
Location & getting there
Getting to Elephant Trunk Hill
Approach the official Elephant Trunk Hill visitor entrance from Binjiang Road in Guilin. Follow the site’s current admission and viewing-route arrangement rather than informal boat offers along the river.
Combine your visit
Suggested order for the visit:
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Official park entrance
Confirm the accessible viewing route.
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Water-Moon Cave outlook
Read the elephant-like arch and its reflection.
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River-confluence view
See how the hill sits between the two waterways.
This is an editorial sequence of named spaces or places. It does not imply a verified walking connection or promise opening, ticket availability or a journey time.
Find Elephant Trunk Hill
象鼻山 · 象山区
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View guide →Sources & visit information
The sources below support the place-specific description and arrival information. Suggested combinations are editorial planning ideas; confirm current opening, entry arrangements and transport services for your date.
Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikipedia contributors, “Elephant Trunk Hill” · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1304034033.
Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikivoyage contributors, Guilin · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 5340127.