National Parks of ChinaOverview
| Designation | National Park of China (fourth batch) |
| Province | Beijing |
| Location | Fangshan District, Beijing |
| Latitude, longitude | 39.8, 116.0 Google Maps |
| Highlights | Karst; stone flowers, helictites, crystal flowers |
| Area | 18,000 m² |
| Elevation | 250 m |
| Length | 1,900 m |
| Depth | 90 m |
| Nearby cities | Beijing, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Datong |
| Nearby sites | Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian, Shidu, Yesanpo, Badaling & Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty, Chengde Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Mount Wutai, The Summer Palace, Beijing |
| Themes | Caves |
About
Stone Flower Cave lies on the Dashi River in Fangshan District, 50 km west of central Beijing and 30 km north of Fangshan, a fourth-batch national park and a second-batch national geopark.
It is a multi-level cave of seven storeys; levels one to five total 5,000 m of passages, and levels six and seven hold an underground river. The entrance is at 251 m, 160 m above the water table. The open passages on levels one to three run over 1,900 m. The cave is rich in secondary deposits, the finest of karst cave formations: stone flowers, helictites, crystal flowers, stone branches, stalactites, pagodas, curtains and waterfalls of every shape. Its deep chambers and underground river give it a self-regulating climate.
Above ground the area also has geological sections and structures and some old buildings and historic sites.
Getting there
Bus 917 from Tianqiao runs a direct Stone Flower Cave service, or take the 917 Hebei branch to the Shihuadong stop. By car, leave the Jingshi expressway at Liangxiang and go 15 km west.