Reed Flute Park |
2004-06-13 15:08 |
Located in the northwest of Guilin City, 5
kilometres away from the center of the city, the park is a
famous scenic spot, mainly offering a majestic fairyland of
karst caves with landscape and rural scenery. The length of
the Reed Flute Cave is 240 meters, whereas the whole
distance of touring can last 500 meters. There are too many
things for the eyes to take in. the natural beauty of large
amount of stalactites, stalagmites, stone columns, stone
curtains, stone pillars in fantastic shapes and colours,
which formed the numerous imaginable spots, such as 'Dawn in
the Lion Hill', 'Round-topped Mosquito Palace', The Hill of
Flowers and Fruits', etc. These remarkable scenes in the
cave could undoubtedly evoke breathless admiration from
domestic and foreign visitors. Thus, the cave is highly
praised as the 'Huge Art Palace of the Nature'. Tourists
began to pay their visits here in the Tang Dynasty. At
present, there are 77 stone inscriptions through the ages
inside the cave Since the discovery and opening of the cave
in 1959, a lot of tourist installations, such as
restaurants, a teahouse, waterside pavilions, a pond and a
zigzag bridge have been established here. Moreover, there
are pleasure-boats on the pond, and flowers and trees could
be seen here and there. In a word, the Reed Flute Cave has
become one of the most popular spots that Chinese and
foreign tourists will be bound to visit. (www.cnta.com) |