Reed Flute Cave by S. R.

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.

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28 Comments

Matt Says:
December 21st, 2007 at 1:17 am
Wow… what a spectacular place and a wonderful photograph of it!
Scottzozer Says:
December 21st, 2007 at 1:28 am
Wow …….. im cant express words to what that must be in person
Chris Says:
December 21st, 2007 at 4:23 am
wow, great photo, so many details i wish I could see in a larger photo.

Crazy and I Love it
Tad Bowman Says:
December 21st, 2007 at 5:46 am
Wow. This is incredible. Great job!
Charles Says:
December 21st, 2007 at 7:17 am
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 Says:
December 21st, 2007 at 7:24 am
Gorgeous!!
istvan Says:
December 21st, 2007 at 7:25 am
Pure Magic!
Anurag Says:
December 21st, 2007 at 7:28 am
Incredible scene! Those orange rocks look like the Manhattan Skyline!
Terry Everson Says:
December 21st, 2007 at 8:16 am
Great photo, would have been interesting to know details such as f stop and shutter speed.
Ann Says:
December 21st, 2007 at 9:11 am
STUNNING.
Pauline Jones Says:
December 21st, 2007 at 9:38 am
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 Says:
December 21st, 2007 at 12:31 pm
Crikey that really is a cool place and a great capture - well done!
Andrew Says:
December 21st, 2007 at 2:43 pm
that is really pretty cavern, I love the way colors are created.
elaine Says:
December 21st, 2007 at 3:20 pm
a superb image of one of Gaias gems!
Renee Says:
December 21st, 2007 at 3:45 pm
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 Says:
December 21st, 2007 at 4:26 pm
WOW
Yasmin Says:
December 21st, 2007 at 5:35 pm
What a magical place and image. thank you for sharing the image and the history surrounding it.
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst Says:
December 22nd, 2007 at 12:10 am
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 Says:
December 22nd, 2007 at 1:48 am
Are the lights artificial? Or sunlight?

In any case, truly breathtaking.
gary Says:
December 22nd, 2007 at 1:53 am
Beautiful. Thanks for caring enough to share it with us.
Lori Says:
December 22nd, 2007 at 3:47 am
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 Says:
December 22nd, 2007 at 12:31 pm
i LOVE this.
i really hope to one day be this good.
BJ Berquist Says:
December 22nd, 2007 at 3:38 pm
I also am curious about the lighting: “all glistening in colorful lights.” What is the light source? Beautiful image!
laurens Says:
December 23rd, 2007 at 3:10 pm
coooool :p
Danny Says:
December 23rd, 2007 at 5:26 pm
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 Says:
December 24th, 2007 at 10:47 pm
Etherial. Mystical. Magical.
Alex Says:
January 4th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
Such great blues here! I bet the excursion was a wonderful experience… things myths are made of!
Su Says:
December 21st, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Fantastic place you have captured.