Name:Stone Flower Cave(Shihua Cave)

Star Rating: 4A

Admission: 70 Yuan

Opening Hours: 10:00-16:00

Address: Stone Flower Cave Scenic Area, Fangshan Distrit, Beijing

Description: Stone Flower Cave is a national famous scenic spot and geological park which is noted for the unique Karst cave sightseeing and a valuable informational bank on geological research.

Originally the cave was called Qianzhen Cave, or Shifo Cave, names given it by the wanderer monk Yuan Guang during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). The cave thus became famous from then on. Covering an area of about 1.8 Hectares, Stone Flower Cave is a multilayer Karst cave with seven clearly distributed layers. The first to the sixth layers are the cave scenery area and the seventh layer is the underground river. There are twelve huge "cave halls" which are interconnected with countless narrow passages, sixteen "cave chambers" and 71 "branch caves" in many sizes and shapes.

Featured Attraction:

Inside the cave, you will be amazed at nature’s creativity. Stone makes up of all the features there: fantastic stalactites, stalagmites, curtains and, flowers. Everywhere is full of the sound of water dripping "Di Di Da" which is composed into delightful music. Stalactites and stalagmites are growing until one day they meet. The milk white stone "Yue Nai Shi" is a wonder in the cave and a national treasure. It comes in many shapes such as stone lotus and mushroom.

Recommended Time: all year

Transportation: Bus 917 at Beijing Tianqiao Long-distance Bus Station and find its Stone Flower Cave special branch line. If you fail to find the direct special line, take the 917支 to Hebeizhuang, and get off at Shihuadong Daokou Station. Then change to Fangshan Bus 43 to Shihuadong Station.