Friday, 21st December 2007
Reed Flute Cave
by S. R.
According to a legend, Reed Flute Cave (in Guilin, China) got its name because people believed that the reed by the cave's mouth could be made into flutes. The length of the Reed Flute Cave is 240 meters and offers a majestic fairyland of karst caves with landscape and rural scenery. It is a magic fairyland of stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone curtains, birds, plants and animals in fantastic shapes and colors, all glistening in colorful lights. Some of them were given names such as Pines in the Snow, Mushroom Hill, Dragon Pagoda, Sky-Scraping Twin, Virgin Forests , Red Curtain, etc. The cave is highly praised as the "Huge Art Palace of the Nature". Tourists began to visit here in the Tang Dynasty. There are 77 stone inscriptions covering many years of history.
S. R.
Website: Flickr
Reed Flute Cave by S. R. was photo of the day on Friday, 21st December 2007. It is tagged Caves, China, Reflections. You can leave a comment below.
32 Comments
Matt
Wow… what a spectacular place and a wonderful photograph of it!
Scottzozer
Wow …….. im cant express words to what that must be in person
Chris
wow, great photo, so many details i wish I could see in a larger photo.
Crazy and I Love it
Tad Bowman
Wow. This is incredible. Great job!
Charles
It’s interesting how each of the comments so far has started with “Wow”–because that was the first word that came out of my mouth when I saw this photo.
Samantha
Gorgeous!!
istvan
Pure Magic!
Anurag
Incredible scene! Those orange rocks look like the Manhattan Skyline!
Terry Everson
Great photo, would have been interesting to know details such as f stop and shutter speed.
Ann
STUNNING.
Pauline Jones
This picture is absolutely beautiful; I am learning Mandarin and if I ever get to go to China I will do my best to go and see this first hand.
poster boy
Crikey that really is a cool place and a great capture – well done!
Andrew
that is really pretty cavern, I love the way colors are created.
elaine
a superb image of one of Gaias gems!
Renee
Wow is RIGHT! What a amazing photo! I just wanna keep on lokking at it over and over! thanks for sharing this photo!!
Stefan Dimov
WOW
Yasmin
What a magical place and image. thank you for sharing the image and the history surrounding it.
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst
This is stunning!
If I had to nitpick I would say the darker shady areas could have been a little lighter. I think I would have experimented with two exposures in to layers put together in ps. Anyway, this cave looks brilliant.
Sheila
Are the lights artificial? Or sunlight?
In any case, truly breathtaking.
gary
Beautiful. Thanks for caring enough to share it with us.
Lori
Amazingly magical and truly stunning! The imagery is almost optical illusion that pulls the viewer into it’s depth. The colour leads the audience into a magical depth! Beautifully done and congratulations on POTD… Well deserved!
caitlin
i LOVE this.
i really hope to one day be this good.
BJ Berquist
I also am curious about the lighting: “all glistening in colorful lights.” What is the light source? Beautiful image!
laurens
coooool :p
Danny
Incredible shot; love the composition. For those who asked, the lights are indeed artificial. They change color, if I remember correctly, and are actually pretty garish. I much prefer them in the photo!
Tom Brooklyn
Etherial. Mystical. Magical.
Alex
Such great blues here! I bet the excursion was a wonderful experience… things myths are made of!
Su
Fantastic place you have captured.
Bart van den Bos
VERRY Nice:
and for aCave Explicid
“Wonderful”
mike
Pretty amazing scenery. So colorful.
su
Really cool shot
Renee
Still really enjoy this shot!