Reed Flute Cave

Chinese name: 芦笛岩（Lu Di Yan）
Location: Ludi Road, Xiufeng district, Guilin, Guangxi.
Ticket: Entrance ticket CNY82.00
Estimated tour time: 2-3 hours
Recommended time to visit: Apr-Oct
Nearby attractions: Fubo Hill, Elephant Trunk Hill, Seven Star Park, Li River, etc.

The Reed Flute Cave, also known as "the Palace of Natural Arts” is a landmark and tourist attraction in Guilin, Guangxi, China.It is a natural limestone cave with multicolored lighting and has been one of Guilin's most interesting attractions for over 1200 years. It is over 180 million years old.

The cave got its name from the type of reed growing outside, which can be made into flutes. Reed Flute Cave is filled with a large number of stalactites, stalagmites and other rock formations  in weird and wonderful shapes. Illuminated by the colored lights, the cave looks like a dazzling underground palace. That’s why the cave is also known as ‘Nature’s Art Palace’. The most liked formations are Rose Dawn over Lion Peaks and Crystal Palace.

The interior of the cave is a veritable show gallery of gorgeous geological formations. Created by millennia of water erosion on the soft limestone, the cave features stalactites, stalagmites, and tall columns of stone reaching from floor to ceiling. The walls also consist of rippling, eroded patterns which have dripped into the rock over centuries.

Today the Reed Flute Cave is dramatically lit by countless, multi-colored lights hidden in the cracks and crevices of the space. The effect is almost surreal as the lights turn the otherwise dark space into a strange mix of bright neon colors and rough natural erratics. It is quite the sight, practically ensuring that the cave will not be forgotten for another 1,000 years.