The Prince of Jingjiang and His Castle

Guilin is a city of tourism with a long history. Its culture and brilliance arose from the Dangerous Peak of the unique peak. Below the Unique Peak is the "潜在 dragon" place.

Historical records show that Guilin is located to the south of Xiang River, west of Yue border, remotely controlling the sea borders, adjacent to the stream caves, accommodating soldiers and appointing generals, with an extremely important geographical location. In the fourth year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty (621 AD), General Li Jing of the Gui Prefecture came to Guilin and started to build the Gui Prefecture city. He had a keen eye for choosing the southeast side near the Unique Peak (today's intersection of Liberation East Road and Zhengyang Road) as the center of the city wall, known as the "child city". By the late Tang Dynasty, Gui Prefecture was already very prosperous and its military status became more important. During the reign of Emperor Xuangong Dazhong (847-859 AD), Cai Xi expanded the outer city. During the Guangqi years (885-887 AD), Chen Huan built the "double city", directly centered on the Unique Peak. The Unique Peak, also known as the Purple Gold Mountain, looks like a ceremonial hat, symbolizing royalty and nobility. People describe its prominence as the "Pillar of the South Heaven" and compare its nobility to the "Purple Robe and Golden Belt". This mountain has an extraordinary momentum, flanked by hills, looking far away at the Elephant Trunk Hill and Penholder Hill. The winding and clear Lijiang River surrounds it, gathering the essence of mountains and water, and has long been considered auspicious land for emperors and generals.