Folded Brocade Hill

Folded Brocade Hill (Diecai Shan) is one of Guilin's most climbable peaks situated very close to the city center in the northeast of Guilin, near the Lijiang River. The name was inspired by the colorful limestone formations covering the hill, which resemble skeins if silken thread. The Brocade Hill, the DuXiu Peak and the FuBo Hill Stand like the three legs of a tripod. All these three hills are the famous tourist attractions of Guilin.

Folded Brocade Hill covers an area of approximately 2 square kilometers. It consists of Yueshan Hill, Look-on-All-Direction Hill, Crane Peak and Bright Moon Peak. Bright Moon Peak is the highest where you will get a bird's-eye view of the whole city. Spanning the Guilin City, the Brocade Hill is very picturesque and easy to climb, and has become a hot scenic spot among the hills in Guilin. There are a lot of tourist attractions in the hill, such as the Folded Brocade Pavilion, the Yuyue Pavilion, the Chengren Tablet of Masters Qu and Zhang, the Yangzhi Hall, the Wind Cave, the Brocade Building, the Wangjiang Pavilion and the Nayun Pavilion, etc.. On the hill are many cliff inscriptions of celebrities in different dynasties, which are the cream of the antiques.