Guihai Forest of Steles

There goes a saying: "the most famous Forest of Steles in the north is the Forest of Steles in Xi'an, while in the south it is the Guihai Forest of Steles in Guilin". The Guihai Forest of Steles consists of two typical parts: the Hidden Dragon Cave and the Hidden Dragon Rock, which both contain numerous stone inscriptions. At both of these fascinating spots, there is rarely a blank space to be found on any of the stones and rocks, creating a ''forest" of inscription-containing steles. There are 213 square rocks with stone inscriptions on them, one of which was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907), 111 of which were made during the Song Dynasty (960-1279), one was made during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), 42 from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), 26 made during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), one during the Republic of China period and 31 have failed to be identified. Many literary forms can be found on the stone inscriptions including poetry, verses, epigraphs, antithetical couplets and pictures.

Location: The south foot of Yaoguang Peak in Seven Star Park, Guilin