Macaque Cave Explained

Macaque Cave
Other Name:獼猴洞
Map:Hainan
Location:Macaque Ridge, Dongfang City, Hainan Province, China
Geology:Karst
Entrance Count:1

The Macaque Cave is a karst cave located on the Macaque Ridge (猕猴岭) outside Dongfang City, Hainan, People's Republic of China.[1]

Description

The cave covers an area of 2000m2 whilst at the entrance there are densely packed Sindora glabra and Chinese redbud trees. About 5m (16feet) inside the cave there is a rock formation that looks like an old woman. There are also stalactites and rocks within the cave in the shape of macaques, lions and tigers. Set into the cave wall there are two chambers that look like the cloisters of a monastery.

References

18.949°N 109.0485°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A visit to Hainan's finest karst cave - the Macaque Cave (探访海南最美的喀斯特溶洞——猕猴洞). Chinese. hi.news.cn. April 9, 2009. February 24, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110707044240/http://dongfang.hinews.cn/page.php?xuh=913. July 7, 2011.