# Moon Hill > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Moon_Hill > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Moon_Hill.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Hill > Source revision: 1304515612 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Hill and tourist attraction in China [24°43′42″N 110°28′2″E / 24.72833°N 110.46722°E / 24.72833; 110.46722](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Moon_Hill¶ms=24_43_42_N_110_28_2_E_) This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Moon Hill" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Moon Hill from below **Moon Hill** ([Chinese](/source/Chinese_language): 月亮山; [pinyin](/source/Pinyin): *Yuèliàng Shān*; lit. 'Moonlight Mountain') is a hill with a [natural arch](/source/Natural_arch) through it a few kilometers outside [Yangshuo](/source/Yangshuo) in southern [China's](/source/People's_Republic_of_China) [Guangxi](/source/Guangxi) autonomous region. Moon Hill is part of the [Guilin](/source/Guilin) Mountains. It is so named for a wide, semicircular hole through the hill, all that remains of what was once a [limestone](/source/Limestone) [cave](/source/Cave) formed in the [phreatic zone](/source/Phreatic_zone). Like most formations in the region, it is [karst](/source/Karst). It is also a popular tourist attraction. [1] ## Description A view from the top It takes roughly 20 minutes to climb up to the arch (about 1000 steps),[2] or considerably longer for those who wish to reach the summit. Visitors must pay an entrance fee in order to climb the hill.[3] Souvenir and refreshment vendors often follow climbers up and down the path.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] In addition to a concrete tourist path which passes through the arch, and a somewhat rougher, steeper path leading to the summit above the arch, Moon Hill has several [rock climbing](/source/Rock_climbing) routes, many of which were pioneered by the American climber [Todd Skinner](/source/Todd_Skinner) in the 1990s.[4] It has also been used for [abseils](/source/Abseil) in several adventure races.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Moon Hill offers broad panoramic views of the surrounding countryside which is characterized by the knobby karst hills found throughout the region. ## Geography Moon Hill from nearby parking lot Moon Hill is located to the south of Yangshuo across the Jingbao river along [China National Highway 321](/source/China_National_Highway_321). It has an elevation of 380 m (1,250 ft), while the hill is 230 m (750 ft) in relative height and 410 m (1,350 ft) in length. The arch is about 50 meters in height.[5] ## Climbing ban Rock climber on Moon Hill arch Moon Hill had a two-year [rock climbing](/source/Rock_climbing) ban lifted in 2019.[6] The climbing ban, which went into effect in the first half of 2017, was in place due to a security guard on the viewing deck nearly being hit on the head with a piece of falling debris. [7] During this time, climbing was only allowed during the annual Yangshuo climbing festival in late October.[8] Moon Hill was leased by a new private company and, after meeting with the Yangshuo Climbers Association, they decided to remove the ban at the end of 2019. The ban was removed under the condition that the climbing routes be inspected annually, with the funding provided by the climbers' mandatory climbing insurance.[9] ## See also - [Elephant Trunk Hill](/source/Elephant_Trunk_Hill), in [Guilin](/source/Guilin) - [Torghatten](/source/Torghatten), in [Norway](/source/Norway) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Moon Hill"](https://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/guangxi/yangshuo/moonhill.htm). *travelchinaguide.com*. 2019-10-03. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Moon Hill | China & Asia Cultural Travel"](https://www.asiaculturaltravel.co.uk/moon-hill/). *www.asiaculturaltravel.co.uk*. 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2021-05-28. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Moon Hill - Moon Hill Yangshuo - Visit Guilin |"](https://visitguilin.org/things-to-do/yangshuo-attractions/moon-hill/). Retrieved 2021-05-28. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Moon Hill | China & Asia Cultural Travel"](https://www.asiaculturaltravel.co.uk/moon-hill/). *www.asiaculturaltravel.co.uk*. 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2021-05-28. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Cultural China website. 'Natural Scenery'](http://scenery.cultural-china.com/en/109Scenery10131.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130512222132/http://scenery.cultural-china.com/en/109Scenery10131.html) 2013-05-12 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Tan, Kelvin (2019-09-06). ["Yangshuo's Moon Hill reopens after two-year sport climbing ban"](https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/yangshuos-moon-hill-reopens-after-two-year-sport-climbing-ban/). *sportbusiness.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Hedesh, Andrew (2017). *Yangshuo Rock: A China Climbing Guide*. Amazon.com: Books. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780998728605](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780998728605). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Yangshuo's Moon Hill Reopens After 2 Year Climbing Ban"](https://www.rockandice.com/climbing-news/yangshuos-moon-hill-reopens-after-2-year-climbing-ban/). *Rock and Ice Magazine*. 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2021-05-28. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Yangshuo's Moon Hill reopens after two-year sport climbing ban"](https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/yangshuos-moon-hill-reopens-after-two-year-sport-climbing-ban/). *SportBusiness*. 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2020-06-12. ## External links Media related to [Moon Hill](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Moon_Hill_(Yangshuo)) at Wikimedia Commons --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Moon Hill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Hill) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Hill?action=history)). 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