Stone Flower Cave
The Stone Flower Cave (石花洞), formerly named Qian Zhen Cave, is located in Fangshan district, Beijing, about 50km away from downtown. The Stone Flower Cave, together with Reed Flute Cave in Guilin, Yuhua Cave in Fujian, Yaolin Cave in Hangzhou are named Four Karst Caves in China. In Sep. 2005, it got the name of "the best karst cave wonder".
It was first discovered in 1446, Ming Dynasty by a Buddhist monk, Yuanguang. The structure of the cave is multi-level and multi-branch. Now 7levels have been explored while the floors from the 1st to the 3rd are nowopened. To tourists the whole tour route is about 2.5km. Beijing Stone Flower Cave is one of the biggest caves in China, and contains a superb collection of beautiful sights. At present, only two levels are open to the public. The first level is more than 300 metres long, and contains a corridor, a pool like a lotus flower, three big halls, and a cave with an inner cave.
All these caves are 10 to 20 metres high and 4 to 30 metres wide, The corridor is 2 to 3 metres high and 2 to 5 metres wide. The second level is 30 metres below the first level. Its total length is nearly 1,000 metres, and there are lots of branches connected with the cave and stone or iron stairs for the visitor. The visitor can enjoy stalactites, cobbles, stone curtains, stone piliars, and stone flowers everywhere inside the cave-an eye-opening experience.
Ticket Price:70RMB
Opening Time: 08:00-17:00
Tel: 010-60312243
How to get there: Take the subway Fangshan Line, get off at Liangxiang Nanguan Station, then take Bus No.43,get off at terminal terminus.
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