Silver Cave () is a national AAAA level scenic spot in Lipu County,

Guilin Guilin ( Standard Zhuang: ''Gveilinz''; alternatively romanized as Kweilin) is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is situated on the west bank of the Li River and borders Hunan to the nort ...

City,

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Province of

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, 85 km from Guilin and 18 km away from

Yangshuo Yangshuo County () is a county under the jurisdiction of Guilin City, in the northeast of Guangxi, China. Its seat is located in Yangshuo Town. Surrounded by karst peaks and bordered on one side by the Li River it is easily accessible by bus or by ...

. Silver Cave lies in typical

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 ...

landscape, running through 12 hills. The cave is a floor-type cave, with three layers and more than ten scenic spots and different types of stalactites, which are crystal clear and sparkling like silver, giving the cave its name. The most three famous scenic areas are "Snow-Mountain With Waterfall" (), "Music Stone Screen" (), and "Jade Pool Wonderland" (). In early 1999 it was listed as a "Guilin tourism scenic spot of civilization demonstration". There is a

Chinese proverb Many Chinese proverbs exist, some of which have entered English in forms that are of varying degrees of faithfulness. A notable example is "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step", from the ''Dao De Jing'', ascribed to Laozi. They ...

: "Anyone who has been to Silver Cave will never be short of money".

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Caves of Guangxi Tourist attractions in Guilin {{Guangxi-geo-stub