Question 1

True or false: Reed Flute Cave is the longest cave system in all of China.

Accepted Answer

False. It is only about 240 meters long—far shorter than China's massive cave systems like the Shuanghe Cave.

Question 2

True or false: The cave's name comes from the reeds growing at Reed Flute Cave's entrance that are used to make flutes.

Accepted Answer

True. Local people used the reeds at the entrance to make flutes, giving the cave its poetic name.

Question 3

True or false: Reed Flute Cave's stalactites and stalagmites are made of pure diamond crystal.

Accepted Answer

False. They are composed of calcite and other limestone minerals, not diamonds, though they sparkle under colored lights.

Question 4

True or false: Some inscriptions inside the cave date back over 1,200 years to the Tang Dynasty.

Accepted Answer

True. Visitors left ink inscriptions on the cave walls as early as 792 AD during the Tang Dynasty.

Question 5

True or false: The cave was originally used as a secret military bunker during the Vietnam War.

Accepted Answer

False. The Reed Flute Cave, located in Guilin, China, was never a military bunker. It served as a refuge during World War II and opened as a tourist attraction in 1962, far from the Vietnam War zone.

Question 6

True or false: Reed Flute Cave was discovered by a group of refugees fleeing war in the 1940s.

Accepted Answer

True. The cave was rediscovered in 1940 by refugee families from the Sino-Japanese War, who sought shelter inside.

Question 7

True or false: Reed Flute Cave was closed to visitors for 50 years due to a curse by a Tang Dynasty poet.

Accepted Answer

False. The cave has been a tourist attraction since 1962 without any extended closure. There is no historical evidence of a curse causing its closure.

Question 8

True or false: Reed Flute Cave is actually an underwater river system that floods every monsoon.

Accepted Answer

False. Reed Flute Cave is a dry limestone show cave in Guilin, China, known for its stalactites and stalagmites. It is not an underwater river system and does not flood seasonally.

Reed Flute Cave Trivia Questions