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Right here behind

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elephant trunk

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you can see an island that looks completely like this

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- I think it's really pretty
- It really is pretty

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The place you see here now

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was built back in the 600s,

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during the Tang Dynasty

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[Hong Kong Lunch]
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Guilin, China

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How far have you been?

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Today we are out in the city center of Guilin

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Even in the city center,

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 there are actually a few tourist spots

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So as we walk around,

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I’ll show you what they are

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and explain

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 why each place is famous

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Our first stop today is

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 the Sun and Moon Twin Pagodas

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And wow,

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this place is rated as a national 5A tourist site

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That’s actually the highest rating

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It’s a pretty big deal

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Even Eunjaam,

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the place we visited before,

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 was only rated 4A

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But this one’s a full-on 5A

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The two towers you see behind us,

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one’s made of copper,

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 and the other’s made of glass

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Copper

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This is made of copper

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This is said to be made of glass

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And actually

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though you can’t see it from here

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But those are connected underneath

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by and underwater tunnel through the lake

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[About 6,900 KRW]
It costs 35 yuan to enter

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According to people

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it's not worth going in

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They say the towers

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actually look even prettier

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 from the outside than from inside

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Honestly,

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we just think

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walking around the park

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and taking in the scenery is way more fun

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It’s super pretty here, the lake

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and the paths are well designed,

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so it's perfect for a nice walk

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Especially at night, you must come at least once

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Actually, yesterday we

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passed by here on our way to eat,

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and it was really beautiful

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Then we came to

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the second tourist spot in the city

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This rock formation

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looks like an elephant, right?

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That's why it's very famous

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- Do people come here just to see this? 
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this is it

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Alright, we’re now

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at the most famous

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 tourist spot in Guilin

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This is a mountain

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that looks like an elephant,

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so it's called Elephant Mountain

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Even just seeing it from outside,

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the shape is really pretty

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I'm really looking forward to seeing it from the inside

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So now,

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we need to buy a ticket

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and go in

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It turns out

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- it's free to enter
- Oh, really

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We just need to show our pass

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and they let us in for free?

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according to the rules in China,

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to get into places like this,

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you actually have to register your ID

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That's how it works here

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Honestly, all you really have to do

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 is just register your ID

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[Walk]

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There are actually

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a lot of people here

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We're trying to find a good spot

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to take a picture,

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but we've been waiting for over 10 minutes

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But right behind here,

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you can see an island

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that looks exactly like an elephant's trunk, right?

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- It's really pretty
- It really is

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It's worth lining up for

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Since it's free to enter,

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there are quite a few people,

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but you can visit without any burden

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[Calm lake]

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The place you see here now

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was actually built back in the 600s,

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during the Tang Dynasty

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And after about 1,400 years,

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it was completely destroyed

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 during the Japanese occupation

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then rebuilt in 2014 to what you see now

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So it’s not exactly the same

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 as how it looked in the 600s,

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but they really tried to

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 capture the original shape and vibe

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So you can still kind of feel

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 what it must’ve been like back then

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[Time Travel]

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This was rebuilt only 10 years ago?

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Why does it look so old?

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Seriously, it looks like it’s been here for 600...

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 maybe even 1,400 years

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[Traces of time]

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Did they do it on purpose?

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This was

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How far have you been in China?

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Goodbye

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[You can take a boat if you want]

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HKL's three-line review of 〈Guilin city〉

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1. A city full of cultural heritage

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2. The scenery is basically beautiful

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3. Good for walking around