The Reed Flute Cave (芦笛岩), also known as ‘the Palace of Natural Arts’, is a landmark and tourist attraction in Guilin, Guangxi, China. 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. Inside, there are more than 70 inscriptions of poems and travelogues written in ink. These were rediscovered in the 1940s by a group of refugees fleeing the Japanese troops. Nowadays, multicolored lighting artificially illuminates the cave with stalactites and stalagmites named according to what they look like and the legends surrounding them like Crystal Palace, Fish Tail Peak, Dragon Pagoda.

Below is a selection of photos taken during a visit to the Reed Flute Cave on June 11, 2010. Click on a small photo for a larger view, then select the next one with the cursor keys or the arrows on either side of the photo.