Guilin has been famous for its nature landscape and one of the fascinating nature views that become the favorite among tourists is Reed Flute Cave. Reed Flute Cave situated in the northwest suburbs of Guilin, 5 kilometers away from the city center. It has become a top tourism destination from a long time ago for over 1200 years from the Tang Dynasty. It even rates as one of the top four tourist sites in the city.

Reed Flute Cave or also known as ”the Palace of Natural Arts” is about 240 meters long. It filled with a large number of stalactites, stalagmites and rock formations in weird and wonderful shapes. Visitors will feel like inside of a magic wonder land of stalagmites, stalactites, stone curtains, stone pillars with unique shapes and colors.

There are the stalactites hanging on the roof, the stalagmites growing on the ground, and the stone pillars formed by the stalactite and the stalagmite. With a spectacular amazing color of artificial lighting, it creates an impressive effect inside the cave. Because of that lighting color, those stalactites and stalagmites will looks more incredible with some green, blue, orange, red, white, and others effect of colors.

Since a long time ago, the locals had given a certain name of those many interesting formations of stalagmites and stalactites. Many sections received some interesting names such as Crystal Palace, Flower and Fruit Mountain, Mushroom Hill, Virgin Forests, Red Curtain or Pines in the Snow, etc. Created for over 180 million years ago, the Reed Flute Cave is now considered as one of the main attractions in the Guilin region and an important inheritance of the Chinese people.

It is highly recommended to travel with a tour guide because they will tell you about the history and the name of each shape of stalagmites around. That will be fun to know about the name on each stalagmites and the story behind it. Usually the tour in the cave lasts for about one hour and during that time, visitors will amaze at the beauty and unique formations of those stalactites and stalagmites.

Inside the cave, visitors could also find some professional photographer that offer the opportunity to capture the most beauty and nicest photo. And for another recommendation, visitors should wear some sweater or jackets because it will be a little cold inside the caves. Reed Flute Cave definitely will be a fantastic destination for a nature lover of Guilin tours.