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Reed Flute Cave, Guangxi, China
A light show down below
The scenery of Guangxi extends even below the region's resplendent surface, its steep karst geology concealing a magical world underground. Although nature carved it, Reed Flute Cave's splendour has been lightly assisted by humans. First artificially lit in the post-World War II era, today it's wired up with a rainbow of electric lights that illumine the cave's natural mirror pond, accenting an already fantastical aura. The cave's name comes not from its flute-like stalactites and stalagmites (and even columns such as the one in this shot) but from the bamboo-like reeds that grow just outside of it, long used to make traditional xiao flutes.
A light show down below
The scenery of Guangxi extends even below the region's resplendent surface, its steep karst geology concealing a magical world underground. Although nature carved it, Reed Flute Cave's splendour has been lightly assisted by humans. First artificially lit in the post-World War II era, today it's wired up with a rainbow of electric lights that illumine the cave's natural mirror pond, accenting an already fantastical aura. The cave's name comes not from its flute-like stalactites and stalagmites (and even columns such as the one in this shot) but from the bamboo-like reeds that grow just outside of it, long used to make traditional xiao flutes.
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