Pagoda Hill

Hours & Admission Price Peak Season
Apr.-Oct.
0:00-24:00
65 Low Season
Nov.-Mar.
0:00-24:00
65 Address & Phone Transportation Take bus No. 16, 23, 31and 33 and get off at the Tunnel Hill Bridge Stop, then walk 5 minutes to the scenic spots or take a Li River cruise and you w Notes

Cruising on a boat along the charming Li River in autumn, you will see a hill illuminated with red maples and a towering pagoda. That is the Pagoda Hill reputed for its unique reflection of the hill in the Li River.

Located at the east bank of Li River, west of the Xiaodongjiang River, Pagoda Hill shared the mountain body with the Tunnel Hill a million years ago. Owing to the crustal movement, it had been a solitary peak with the elevation of 194 meters across the river from Tunnel Hill. It has another name called Warship Hill for its shape is similar to a warship sailing in the river.

What to See

Three hills bathed in sunlight

Together with the Tunnel Hill and Elephant Trunk Hill which also are along the Li River, they compromise the best mountains-and-waters painting, especially during the sun rises, three hills are plated with golden morning light. Seen from afar, it is as if a picture that three beauties are bathed in the river.

Reflection of Pagoda Hill

Known as one of the ancient scenes in Guilin, the reflection of Pagoda Hill has lured many tourists for its exquisite and odd-shaped rocks.

Longevity Buddha Pagoda

Longevity Buddha Pagoda is one of the four famous pagodas among the scenic spots in Guilin. Located on the top of the Pagoda Hill, it is seven-storey brick hexagonal pagoda. It is built in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) with flying eaves. On the north wall in the second floor of the pagoda stands a statue of Longevity Buddha (Amidabha Buddha).

Maple Tree

Covered with maple trees, it turns to be more charming during the autumn for fiery-red maple leaves make the whole hill striking.

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