One of Yangshuo's renowned pictographic hills, Snail Hill is about 1 km (0.6 mile) south of Xingping Town, and is 64 km (40 miles) from Guilin. The stratiform veins that twist up from the bottom to the hill make it look like a big snail. Hence the name Snail Hill.

South of Snail Hill lies Snail Cave, a name derived from the hill. The cave has two parts, the bigger one in the east and the smaller one in the west. Stalactites, in shapes of birds, beasts, fruits and flowers, are scattered around the cave. The most attractive and astonishing sights are the three snail stones which are hanging upside down. One is as white as snow, one is as dark as black lacquer and the other is as green as emerald. It is probable that they may capture your imagination and consider them to be the babies of the big snail (refers to the snail-like hill).

The hut nearby, named Tengjiao Nunnery, was originally built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). It consists of two sections-Sanbao (three treasures) Hall and Kuixing (god that governs literature and writing) Pavilion. Every year, on 3rd of the 3rd lunar month, 6th of the 6th lunar month and 9th of the 9th lunar month, people around will take their children here to pray for good marks.