Situated in a completely concealed spot on Guangming Hill, 3.2 miles northwest of town, Reed Flute Cave is Guilin's largest and most impressive cave. Its name is explained by the fact that reeds for making flutes and pipes have been grown in this region since ancient times.

This dripstone cave is 790 feet deep and visitors will walk for some 550 yards through a zigzagging sea of stalactites and stalagmites in dazzling colors. The cave is also known as Palace of Natural Art, manmade strategies used artificial lighting to emphasize the coincidental similarity of the rock formations to birds, plants, and animals.

One grotto is called The Crystal Palace of the Dragon King. It is an area that resembles a miniature Guilin. Over 70 wall inscriptions from the Tang Period (618-907) bear eloquent witness to the cave's long history.



Name:Guilin Reed Flute Cave (Ludi Yan)
City:Guilin
Address:5km northwest of Guilin
Admission:CNY60
Hours: 08:00 am-05:30 pm
Tel: 0086-773-2696052

This article was posted on 2007-08-22
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