"Outside the castle peak building outside the mountain, when will the West Lake sing and dance stop? Warm wind makes tourists drunk and makes Hangzhou Bianzhou. " -Yang Wanli in Song Dynasty
This poem shows the beautiful scenery of Hangzhou, but it also mentions the beauty of Guilin's mountains and rivers.
"Guilin's landscape is the best in the world, and the scenery is in Yaozhai; The fairy lives in the fairy cave, separated from the tourists by mountains and rivers. " -Li Shizhong of the Ming Dynasty
Li Lizhong's poems directly praised the unique beauty of Guilin's landscape, especially mentioned Elephant Trunk Mountain and Fairy Cave.
"Cuiping gold sill leans on illusion, and Bai Yulian is bright red. Painting Liang Jing shows the beauty of lakes and mountains, and the weather in Guilin is melting. " -Liu Zhongsi in Qing Dynasty
This poem describes the beauty of Guilin's mountains and rivers, which complements the lakes and mountains.
"Hundreds of mountains have no birds, and thousands of paths have no footprints. A boat, a bamboo cloak, an old man fishing in the cold river-snow. " -Liu Yuxi in Tang Dynasty
This is a sentence in Liu Yuxi's autumn poems. Although Guilin is not mentioned directly, the artistic conception of "there are no birds in the mountains" and "an old man fishing in the cold Jiang Xue" is in harmony with Guilin's landscape.
Guilin landscape characteristics
Strange peaks and rocks: The peaks in Guilin have different shapes, such as vertical swords and hanging screens. The famous Elephant Trunk Mountain is a strangely shaped mountain, just like an elephant's nose, hence its name.
Clear rivers: There are two winding rivers in Guilin, Lijiang and Gui Jiang. The water quality is clear and transparent as jade. There are often bamboo forests, willows and other scenery along the river.
Cave wonders: There are many caves underground in Guilin, such as Yinziyan and Xanadu. Stalactites and stalagmites in these caves form a beautiful underground world.
Generally speaking, Guilin landscape is praised and praised by literati for its unique natural scenery and landscape blending scenery, leaving many beautiful ancient poems. Guilin landscape is not only the natural beauty of China, but also the source of inspiration for culture and art.