Local legend claims this area is the manifestation of a yellow dragon after its victory over a demon. In fact, Huanglong got its color from the terraced land, where water, containing rich Calcium Carbonate, flows down from the higher part of the mountain.  After millions of years of geographical sedimentation and natural oxidation, various types of sedimentary rocks are formed under the water, and from afar, looks like a yellow dragon lying in water. Hence, its name “Huanglong – Yellow Dragon”.
Huanglong, a smaller, isolated version of Jiuzhaigou, is famed for its mountainous landscapes, colorful pools of limestone formations, diverse forest ecosystems, as well as waterf alls and hot springs. The Huanglong area also has a population of endangered animals, including the giant panda and the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey.
Unlike Jiuzhaigou, the Huanglong valley is filled with fascinating limestone formations formed by the water that constantly flows from the melting snow of the surrounding mountains. Xuebaoding, the main peak of the snow-capped Minshan, rising 5,588m above sea level, is covered in snow all year-round.  As the attitude here is high (at around 4,000 meters), we will take a cable car and take short walks around the park to conserve energy.

The Clay Forest in Yuanmou County

It takes 3-4 hours to drive from Kunming to Yuanmou. The Clay Forest is formed due to soil erosion, therefore, it is called " a beautiful mistake". You can hardly imagine how splendid the scenery is. When standing among those sky-high clay pillars, you can't help but praise the magic of nature. 

Tip: Since there are few plants survived in the Clay Forest, therefore, the sunlight is scorching. Sun protection is required. 

Guilin is known for the fabulous Karst (limestone) topography, it not only own the large amount of limestone mountains,But also has the well developed Karst topography. Such as the isolated Karst Peaks,Peak cluster depression and Peak forest. Li river is considered as Guilin’s mother river, It originates the primitive forest of the northern Guilin. It winds through Guilin territory from the north to the south. So,Li river is the essence of Guilin landscape. Almost 60% limestone formed mountains are situated alongside the Li river valley. In order to have a bird’s eye view of these stunning Karst mountains,You need to climb up to a hilltop,Then you can have a fabulous panoramic view of Li river valley surrounded by the numerous Karst mountains. 

Xianggong hill is located in the middle of the most beautiful part of Li river scenic area. It has an elevation of 200meters and with a straight height of 50meters. Its hilltop provides a wonderful panoramic view of Li river valley. It’s used to be a famous spot for shooting the sunrise of Li river among the local photographers. Due to its advantaged location and the recommendation of visited tourists at home and abroad. Xianggong hill now has become a very popular view point for tourists who wants to overlook amazing Li river landscape. It displays different scenery with different weather condition. Normally, It’s nice to see Li river landscape from the top of Xianggong hill during April and Oct every year.

Xianggong hill scenic spot is now managed by a local village chief Mr.Zhao and his son. They spent two years to build a paved stone steps from the bottom to the top of Xianggong hill. Tourists could spend about 15minutes climb up to the hilltop along these stone steps. They charged an entrance fee of 50RMB for the way up to the hilltop which is worthwhile.Xianggong hill is still the first choice to capture wonderful sunrise of Li river as long as the weather condition is pretty good.

How to get to Xianggong hill?

As Xianggong hill is located at an isolated village in the mountain area. There is no direct bus to get there neither Guilin nor Yangshuo town. Hire a taxi to get there could be the best solution if you stay at Yangshuo town or Guilin city. It’s about 28Km and 50minutes drive from Yangshuo town. It’s about 55Km and 1hour and 20minues drive from Guilin city.

Fragrant Hills Park (Xiangshan Park; Chinese: 香山公园; pinyin: Xiāngshān Gōngyuán) is an imperial garden at the foot of the Western Mountains in the Haidian District, in the northwestern part of Beijing, China. It was also formerly known as Jingyi Palace or "Jingyiyuan" (靜宜園). It covers 1.6 km² (395 acres) and consists of a natural pine-cypress forest, hills with maple trees, smoke trees and persimmon trees, as well as landscaped areas with traditional architecture and cultural relics. The name derives from the park's highest peak, Xianglu Feng (Incense Burner Peak), a 557 meters (1827 ft) hill with two large stones resembling incense burners at the top.