Fubo Hill - Rising Sharply from the ground, Fu Bo Hill slopes into the Li River in the east and looms in the west over the ground. Waves run back wherever they meet the blocks thus it gets the name. In the park there is a combination of six scenic spots, namely hill, water, cave, stone, courtyard and cultural relics. It has been known as "Famous Fu Bo Scenic Spot."A tale also has it that Ma yuan, named Currently General Fu Bo, of the Han Dynasty had once passed by Guilin on a southern expedition. He poured all the pearls he carried into the river, so the hill was named after him in his memory, they used to be a Fu Bo Pavilion on the hill in the Tang dynasty.

On the southern slope of the hill is Pearl-Returning Cave (huangzhu dong). The legend about this cave says that once a fisherman entered the cave and saw an old man sleeping with a pearly by his side. The fisherman stole the pearl and took it home. Someone told him that the pearl belonged to the Dragon king and that he would get angry if the pearl was not return. Hence the cave is called Return the Pearly Cave .

Inside the "Return the Pearl" Cave, also known as Fubo Cave, there are the "Try the Sword" Rock, General Fubo is said to have tested his sword by cutting what was originally a stone pillar and has left a crevice at the bottom ever since.

At the end of the cave is Thousand-Buddha Cave . There are 250 Buddhist statues and more than 100 carved inscriptions of various periods. Most of the statues are works of Tang and Song dynasties. the 1,000-Buddha Crag (Buddha images carved on stone). Among the best carvings is a self-portrait of Mi Fu, a famous painter of the Song Dynasty (960-1279).

Fubo Travel Tips:

Admission Fee: CNY 15

Opening Hours: 06:30-22:30

Recommended Time for a Visit: about one hour

Bus Route:  2,58

Recommended Tours:  Guilin City Tour (3 Days)