Introduction
The Seven-Star Cave, also called Xixia Cave or Bixu Cave, is the most fascinating of the caves at the foot of Seven-Star rocks (to be distinguished from the rock formation of the same name in meighbouring Guangdong Province) in Guilin. Centuries ago Seven-Star Cave used to be an underground river channel, which with the movement of the earth's crust rose above the surface to become a cavern.
It became a popular travellers'attraction as early as 1,300 years ago, and over the centuries many poems and othe inscriptions have been left behind on its walls by visitors.
The 1,000-meter-long tunnel is also a gallery of stalactites such names as"Monkey Picking Peaches," "Frog Leaping into a Pond," "Two Dragons Entering a Cave," and "Two Dragons Playing a Ball." Sometimes the formations resemble forests; at other times they remind the visitor of waterfalls. |
