Guilin city in the southernmost region of Guangxi, China may not be very popular as a tourist destination for non-Chinese, compared to other famous tourist destinations in China such as the capital Beijing, but it contains many wonderful tourist attractions that are worth seeing, the most important of which is the Cave of Reed. The impressive flute, also known as the “Palace of Natural Arts”, is a natural limestone cave that contains a large number of stalactites, stalagmites and impressive rock formations. It also contains more than 70 beautiful drawings and engravings dating back to the year 792 AD, and is available within Cave industrial lighting t A multi-colored sediment that increases the beauty and splendor of rock paintings and structures within the cave, which exceeds 180 million years old.
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Important facts about the Reed flute cave:
- The Red Flute Cave stretches 240 meters (262 yards) long.
- The Red Flute Cave is believed to have formed due to the movement of the water which caused the erosion of a massive rocky cave at the site of the cave forming the cave.
- Inside the Red Flute Cave there is a variety of limestone rocks, stalagmites, stalactites and other rock formations that take various animal and other shapes in addition to a beautiful natural lake.
- The cave was called the Red Flute due to the abundance of reed plants that are found at the entrance to the cave and were used in the past to make flutes and tubes.
- Inside the cave there are a lot of historical paintings and inscriptions dating back to 792 AD, specifically in the era of the Tang Dynasty, which ruled China during the period 618-907 AD.
- The Red Flute Cave became forgotten after the Tang Dynasty ended more than a thousand years before it was rediscovered again by a group of locals during the period of World War II.
- 1962 marks the official opening date of Red Flute Cave, and that year millions of people have visited the cave.
- The cave is illuminated from the inside with a multi-colored neon man-made lighting to increase visibility inside the cave and highlights the impressive rock formations inside the palace.
- It is allowed to enter the Red Flute Cave and wander inside it for a fee.
Now that we have reviewed the most important facts that should be known about the Red Flute Cave, here is a set of the most beautiful pictures taken from inside the Red Flute Cave
The cave is lit from the inside with a multi-colored neon man-made lighting to increase visibility inside the cave
Red flute due to the abundance of cane plants found at the entrance to the cave and used in the past to make flutes and tubes
China’s Reed flute cave is 180 million years old
The Red Flute Cave became forgotten after the Tang Dynasty ended more than a thousand years ago
The impressive Red Flute Cave also known as the Palace of Natural Arts
The Red Flute Cave formed due to the movement of the water, which caused the erosion of a huge rocky pool
A natural limestone cave contains a large number of stalactites
