Snowy Jade Cave

Snow Jade Cave
雪玉洞; Xuěyù Dòng
Interior view in the cave.
Location	Chongqing Municipality, Fengdu County, Southwest China, China
Length	1.6 km
Features	Stone King's Flag (石旗王) Stone King's Shield (石盾王)

Snowy Jade Cave (a.k.a. Snow Jade Cave or Xueyu Cave,^[1] Chinese: 雪玉洞; pinyin: Xuěyù Dòng; lit. 'Snow Jade Cave') is a National Three Gorges Scenic Area and a National 4A Scenic Area located in Fengdu County, Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China, not far from the Yangtze River.^[2]

Xueyu Cave

Yuzhong

Snowy Jade Cave (Chongqing)

The cave's interior is China's only pure-white, jade-like example.^[3] It continues to expand due to erosion in the surrounding karst landscape. 1,644 m (5,394 ft) long, of which 1,161 m (3,809 ft) have been explored, ^[4] Snowy Jade Cave is spread over three levels. Inside, both the 8 m (26 ft) Stone King's Flag (石旗王) and the 4 m (13 ft) high Stone King's Shield (石盾王) features are the largest of their type in the world.^[5] There are also numerous examples of corals.

The surrounding area is also home to rare animal species including macaque, wild boar, and golden pheasant.^[4]

• Fengdu Ghost City, a nearby visitor attraction 12 km away^[6]
• Furong Cave

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• Photograph of Stone King's Flag (石旗王)

29°46′58″N 107°47′53″E / 29.7827°N 107.7981°E / 29.7827; 107.7981