The Macaque Cave () is a

karst Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant ro ...

cave located on the Macaque Ridge (猕猴岭) outside Dongfang City, Hainan, People's Republic of China.

Description

The cave covers an area of whilst at the entrance there are densely packed ''

Sindora glabra ''Sindora glabra'' () is a tree of the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae) endemic to the People's Republic of China that grows in the provinces of Hainan, Fujian, Guangdong and Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest ...

'' and Chinese redbud trees. About inside the cave there is a rock formation that looks like an old woman. There are also

stalactite A stalactite (, ; from the Greek 'stalaktos' ('dripping') via ''stalassein'' ('to drip') is a mineral formation that hangs from the ceiling of caves, hot springs, or man-made structures such as bridges and mines. Any material that is soluble an ...

s and rocks within the cave in the shape of

macaque The macaques () constitute a genus (''Macaca'') of gregarious Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. The 23 species of macaques inhabit ranges throughout Asia, North Africa, and (in one instance) Gibraltar. Macaques are principally ...

s, lions and tigers. Set into the cave wall there are two chambers that look like the

cloister A cloister (from Latin ''claustrum'', "enclosure") is a covered walk, open gallery, or open arcade running along the walls of buildings and forming a quadrangle or garth. The attachment of a cloister to a cathedral or church, commonly against a ...

s of a monastery.

References

Caves of Hainan Karst caves Karst formations of China Show caves in China Tourist attractions in Hainan {{Hainan-geo-stub