象鼻山景点简介
——“水是漓江清，月在象山明”
象鼻山地处桂林最主要的两条河流漓江和桃花江交汇处，景区占地面积14.33公顷。1995年桂林市政府将象山定为桂林市的城徽，2001年被评为国家首批4Ａ景区，2006年与法国诺曼底大区艾特大市的象山结为友好景区。2007年获得“全国巾帼文明示范岗”称号。
象山奇绝，首先是形若巨象。象鼻山海拨200米，高出江面55米，山体面积1.3公顷，为典型的喀斯特岩溶地貌，因酷似一头引颈吸水的大象而得名，它犹如一幅巨大的自然天成的水墨画，生动而惹人无限想象。它由3.6亿年前海底沉积的纯石灰岩组成，整个山体植被保护良好，是桂林山顶面积最大的一座山。山体上的石刻、摩崖造像、诗文、战壕……让人游山如读史，观景如观画。
其二是镜花水月奇景。象的鼻与腿之间有一通透的石洞，宛如浩月临水，空灵通透，清澈的漓江和桃花江交汇着，穿鼻而过，构成“象山水月”奇景。宋代蓟北处士有诗赞：“水底有明月，水上明月浮；水流月不去，月去水还流。”
其三是洞中三花。象山的腹部为天然的酒窖，因其适宜的温度和独特的地理位置，为酿酒提供了得天独厚的条件。从宋代起这里就用以酿造、贮藏中国米酒之王——桂林三花酒。探寻千年酒窖，足以让你“醉”在这里。
其四是普贤宝塔。此塔建于象山之巅，始于明朝，用以供奉菩贤菩萨。其沿袭了藏族文化的喇嘛式实心砖塔，极其形象的反映了佛教有关普贤菩萨乘大象之说，象征和平、吉祥和幸福。
The Elephant Hill is situated at the confluence of two rivers: Li-river and Peach Blossom River, being as the symbol of Guilin city. The hill looks like an elephant with its trunk sucking water by the river, hence the name. The scenic area covers 14.33 ha. and was listed as the first batch of national 4A scenic area in 2001.
The Elephant Hill is 200 meters high and 55 meters above the water surface. The body of the hill covers 1.3 ha. and being a typical topography of Karst. The vegetation of the hill is well protected. The hill’s top area is the largest in Guilin.
Between the trunk and legs of Elephant Hill, there is a tunnel cave from the east to the west, named the Water Moon Cave. There are a lot of precious inscriptions on the cave. For example, a poem made by a celebrity named Jibei in Song dynasty goes that‘there is a bright moon at the bottom of the river, and on the water surface there is another, when the water flows the moon remains there, whereas the moon wades away, the water flows on still.’
The Three-flower Liquor is known as the best rice liquors in China. Because of the extremely suitable temperature and unique geographical location, the interior of the Elephant Hill has being seen as the national wine cellar from Song dynasty. Three-flower Liquor has the charm which can make you enjoy its thousand-year’s historical culture.
The Puxian Tower was built at the summit of Elephant Hill in the Ming Dynasty. It is a symbol of peace, lucky, happiness and also used for consecrating the Samantabhadra Bodhisattva.
