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Snowy Jade Cave (a.k.a. Snow Jade Cave or Xueyu Cave, ) is a National
Photograph of Stone King's Flag (石旗王)
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Snowy Jade Cave (a.k.a. Snow Jade Cave or Xueyu Cave, ) is a National Three Gorges
The Three Gorges () are three adjacent gorges along the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, in the hinterland of the People's Republic of China. With a subtropical monsoon climate, they are known for their scenery. The "Three Gorges Scenic A ...
Scenic Area and a National 4A Scenic Area located in Fengdu County
Fengdu County (; formerly ) is a county located in Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China. The county was established as Fengdu County () during the Sui Dynasty. The name was changed to Fengdu County () during the Ming Dynasty. In 195 ...
, Chongqing Municipality
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, People's Republic of China
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, not far from the Yangtze River
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Description
The cave's interior is China's only pure-white, jade-like example. It continues to expand due to erosion in the surrounding karst landscape. long, of which have been explored, Snowy Jade Cave is spread over three levels. Inside, both the Stone King's Flag () and the high Stone King's Shield () features are the largest of their type in the world. There are also numerous examples ofcoral
Corals are marine invertebrates within the class Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically form compact colonies of many identical individual polyps. Coral species include the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and ...
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The surrounding area is also home to rare animal species including macaque, wild boar
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, and golden pheasant
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See also
*Fengdu Ghost City
Fengdu Ghost City (, originally ) is a large complex of shrines, temples and monasteries dedicated to the afterlife located on the Ming mountain, in Fengdu County, Chongqing municipality, China. It is situated about downstream from Chongqing ...
, a nearby visitor attraction 12 km away
* Furong Cave
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Photograph of Stone King's Flag (石旗王)
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