Snowy Jade Cave Explained

Snow Jade Cave
Other Name:	Chinese: Xuěyù Dòng
Alt Name:	Xueyu Cave, Snowy White Cave
Photo Width:	220px
Location:	Chongqing Municipality, Fengdu County, Southwest China, China
Length:	1.6 km
Features:	Stone King's Flag (石旗王) Stone King's Shield (石盾王)

Snowy Jade Cave (a.k.a. Snow Jade Cave or Xueyu Cave,^[1]) is a National Three Gorges Scenic Area and a National 4A Scenic Area located in Fengdu County, Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China, not far from the Yangtze River.^[2]

Description

The cave's interior is China's only pure-white, jade-like example.^[3] It continues to expand due to erosion in the surrounding karst landscape. 1644m (5,394feet) long, of which 1161m (3,809feet) have been explored,^[4] Snowy Jade Cave is spread over three levels. Inside, both the 8m (26feet) Stone King's Flag (Chinese: 石旗王) and the 4m (13feet) high Stone King's Shield (Chinese: 石盾王) features are the largest of their type in the world.^[5] There are also numerous examples of corals.

The surrounding area is also home to rare animal species including macaque, wild boar, and golden pheasant.

See also

• Fengdu Ghost City, a nearby visitor attraction 12 km away^[6]
• Furong Cave

External links

• Photograph of Stone King's Flag (石旗王)

29.7827°N 107.7981°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Xueyu Cave . MyYangtzeCruise . 17 September 2014 .
2. Web site: Xueyu Cave, Xueyu Cave Fengdu Ghost City Chongqing, China Fengdu Ghost City Xueyu Cave.
3. Web site: Fengdu Snow Jade Cave, Popular Scenic Spot of Fengdu.
4. Web site: http://tour.cqnews.net/html/2010-04/30/content_4434361.htm . Xueyu Cave . zh:雪玉洞 . zh-hans . Chongqing News. 30 April 2004 . 16 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110108203513/http://tour.cqnews.net/html/2010-04/30/content_4434361.htm . January 8, 2011 .
5. Web site: Snow Jade Cave Chongqing: Location, Transport & Opening Hour.
6. Web site: Brief information on Snowy Jade Cave . Yangtze Cruises Travel . 10 May 2011 . 17 September 2014 .