The Guilin karst is a landscape of limestone and dolomite peaks in northeastern Guangxi, China, carved from rock laid down in the Triassic period roughly 250 to 200 million years ago. The Li River runs 83 kilometers from Guilin south to Yangshuo County, its emerald water winding between sheer, cone shaped hills in one of the most concentrated examples of karst terrain anywhere in the world. Individual peaks carry their own names, among them Diecai Hill, Elephant Trunk Hill and Wave Subduing Hill, while Kitten Mountain stands as the tallest point in the surrounding Guangxi region. The formation has shaped Chinese landscape painting and poetry for centuries and remains one of the most recognized karst landscapes on Earth.
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1. UNESCO World Heritage Centre: South China Karst
UNESCO World Heritage CentreWorld Heritage List 1248, component Guilin KarstQuote, World Heritage List 1248, component Guilin Karst
Guilin Karst - Putao Fenling Karst Section, ref: 1248bis-008
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