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Stone Flower Cave is a National Geological Park, located in Hebei County, Fangshan District of Beijing, about 55 kilometers from central Beijing. It is a national famous scenic spot which is noted for the unique Karst cave sightseeing and a valuable encyclopedia for geological research. The temperature is pleasant all the year round at about 13 degree centigrade.

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. The inside is a fairyland on earth. You will be amazed at nature's creativity. All of the features are made of stone: 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.