Seven Star Park
» Guilin, Guang Xi

七星公园 北斗七星 驼峰赤霞 月牙虹影 普陀石林

Seven Stars Park, covering an area of more than 120 hectares (297 acres), is the largest comprehensive park with mass scenery in Guilin City. Located at the east bank of Li River, the park is 1.5 kilometers (0.9 mile) from the downtown area of Guilin. The park was so named because of the seven peaks (the four peaks of Putuo Mountain and three of Crescent Mountain) inside resemble the form of the Big Dipper constellation.

Your first impression

The park is endowed with elegant mountains, clear water, miraculous stone forest, deep and serene valleys, plentiful animals and plants and valued cultural relics.

What to see

It has been popular since the Sui (581 - 618) and Tang (618 - 907) Dynasties. The main sights contain Flower Bridge, Putuo Mountain, Seven Stars Cave, Camel Hill, Crescent Mountain, Guihai Stele Forest and Light of China Square.

Flower Bridge

Flower Bridge, built in the Song Dynasty (960 - 1279), is the oldest bridge in Guilin. Every spring and summer, it is set off with blooming flowers and the streams, hence the name Flower Bridge. The larruping point of the bridge lies in that the arch's inverted reflection in water always looks like a full moon. It never changes even though the quantity of water changes.

Putuo Mountain

  • Which God to worship
    Putuo Mountain, where Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is worshiped, is the main body of the park. It abounds with caves and pavilions.
  • Seven Stars Cave
    At the west belly of the mountain, you will see the renowned Seven Stars Cave, which is also called Qixia Cave or Bixu Cave. With the multifarious stalactites, stalagmites and stone pillars formed by the dissolved limestone, the cave was called 'Residence of the Immortals.'
  • Other vivid pictures
    Turning right and go on climbing the mountain, you will see the Tomb of the Three Generals and the Tombs of 800 Heroes. On the top of the mountain, there are Putuo Stone Forest, Xuanwu Pavilion and Zhaixing Pavilion. In addition, there are numerous valuable tablets on the mountain.

One of the Ten Scenes of Guilin

Camel Hill, looking like a life-like squat camel, lies behind Putuo Mountain. It was once called Hu Shan because it is shaped like a flagon. A hermit in the Ming Dynasty once lived here and grew large numbers of plum trees. In spring, the full-blown plum blossom, together with the rays of the sunrises or sunsets drapes the hill with a gorgeous glow. This is one of the Ten Scenes of Guilin. Around the hill are bonsai gardens, a zoo and teahouses.

Crescent Mountain

  • Get its name
    Crescent Mountain is to the south of Putuo Mountain. It was given this name due to the crescent-shaped stone at its belly.
  • Famous food
    The mountain is reputed for its maigre food, which has a history of more than 100 years. The Nun Noodles are really worth tasting.
  • A bird's eye view
    Walking along the stone steps, you can see Banyue Pavilion, Crescent Rock and Guanghan Pavilion. Standing here, the sights of Guilin City even come into sight!
  • The stele forest
    At the southwestern foot, there is Guihai Stele Forest, which consists of Longyin Cave, Longyin Rock. The stele forest has more than 220 tablets, referring to politics, economy, culture and military affairs in forms of poems, posies, couplets and images. The characters in the tablets are inscribed in regular script, cursive script, seal characters and clerical script.

Light of China Square

Light of China Square is between Putuo Mountain and Crescent Mountain.

  • the stone carving murals
    It boasts of two craftworks, one is the stone carving murals and the other is Shi Ji Bao Ding (the precious Ding of the century). The mural, made up of more than 100 stone carvings, epitomizes 5000-year Chinese civilization.
  • Shi Ji Bao Ding
    Shi Ji Bao Ding, a four-legged Ding at a height of 4.6 meters (15 feet), symbolizes that the country flourishes and people live in peace.

The best time to visit

You can pay a visit to Seven Stars Park at any time of year.

Opening Hours

08:10 to 17:00

Recommended Time for a Visit

One hour

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As a combination of several hill attractions, a zoo, a stone forest and other garden architecture, The Seven Star Park has been a well-known attraction from the Sui and Tang dynasties and now is the largest zoological park in Guilin.

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