Nine Horse Mural Hill locates in Xingping Town, 61 kilometers away from Guilin city, about 536.3 meters high rising abruptly above sea leavel, a famous place you can see when cruising the Li river. This hill is named because of the natural shape resembles nine horses in different positions on the cliff. There is a beautiful legend about the horses on the mountain: It is said that a herdsman from the heaven who brought his horses to Lijiang River. It is so happened that an artist saw those horses and wanted to draw them. Unfortunately, the horses were so scared of him that they ran into the cliff and never came out again. People say that it is hard to point out the exact image for each horse because the horses were from heaven. It is also said that anyone who can recognize all nine horses will be the Number One Scholar. This place  has always been popular with poets, scholars, painters and travelers. For instance the famous scholar Ruan Yuan in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) visited here five times when he was the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi. Premier Zhou Enlai also visited here and it is reported that he was able to recognize and identify all of the nine horses. Perhaps on your visit to Mural Hill you might also be able to identify all nine horses and be the next Number One Scholar.  It is really a place worths appreciating.