Reed Flute Cave rates as one of the top attractions in the Guilin

Reed Flute Cave, known as "the Palace of Natural Arts", is located in Guilin City. The cave is one of the largest known examples of what each tropical karst cone conceals within it. It rates as one of the top attractions in the city.

  The cave oozes romance and history, not just because of the beguiling fairytales that are associated with each formation, but because of the 70 inscriptions that date back to the Tang Period (618-907). A visit to this 790-foot-deep hideaway is like a trip to another world. It will take you about an hour to walk through it, but the sense of serene escapism it engenders makes it feel like more than that. And the memories will last even longer.

  The Reed Flute Cave is about 240 meters long, tourists enter the cave and then take a U-shaped sight-seeing route to see different spots, whereupon they exit it from another cave quite near the entrance one. Walking through the serried stone pillars, tourists feast their eyes on changing spots, feeling they are in a paradise where the Gods live. Some of them were named after the vivid shapes of trees, hill, animals and etc. For some of these names, you need to use your imagination, but the story behind each is quite fun. It's a pleasure to listen to romantic or fairy tales whilst appreciating the fantastic stone formations. Both the stories and the lighting add mystery to the scene. Although there are different kinds of lighting inside, you are not supposed to take photos unless you are a professional photographer, because the light inside is not sufficient for exposure. At some spots, such as the Crystal Palace or Flower and Fruit Mountain, special photography is offered at 20 yuan for one picture.