Special Mention
It is said that a city without water is without nimbus. Guiiin is richly endowed with two Rivers and four Lakes,little wonder that it is such an attractive city.The two rivers are Lijiang River and Taohua(Peach Blossom)River while the four lakes are namely,Mulong(Wooden Dragon)Lake,Gui(Sweet Scented Osmanthus)Lake,Rong(Banyan)Lake and Shatz(Fir)Lake. Flowers,grasses,themed gardens,bridges,pavilions,towers and halls have been set skillfully to enhance and compliment the natural scenery. If water is the eye of a city then bridge must be eyebrow. There are 19 bridges connecting the two Rivers and Four Lakes. These 19 bridges are styled after famous bridges at home and abroad,like Zhaozhou Bridge,Alexander Bridge over the Seine in Paris,etc.
人们都说,一座没有水的城市就是没有灵气的城市。桂林却幸运地拥有两江四湖,难怪它是一座如此有魅力的城市。桂林的两江是漓江和桃花江,四湖则是木龙湖,桂湖,榕湖和衫湖这里鲜花似锦,绿草茵茵;1主题公园,小桥亭阁,塔楼厅院,为美阴的自然风光又大大地增了色添了彩。假如说水是城市的眼睛,那么小桥定是它的眉毛。桂林的两江四湖由19座桥梁而连成一气。这19座桥梁集国内外桥梁建筑之精华(如中国古代的赵洲桥,巴黎塞纳河上的亚历山大桥等等),风采各异。