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Banyan Lake and Fir Lake
Banyan Lake (Rong Hu) and Fir Lake (Shan
Hu) are two beautiful lake parks conveniently located in
the center of Guilin! Banyan Lake is on the west side of
Zhongshan Road and is named after the surrounding banyan
trees, including an ancient banyan tree (800 years old)
on its northern shore. Fir Lake is to the east, south of
Shanhu Bei Road.
These two lakes were originally the southern
section of the moat that protected the ancient city of Guilin.
An ancient south gate to the city is on the northern shore
of Banyan Lake.
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