七星岩 — Attraction in Zhaoqing City

My experience with this Seven Karst formation was back in the late 1960's when, with a tour group from the BCC (British Crown Colony of Hong Kong), we were very pleased to be able to visit Kwang Chou and its environs. // upon entering to the Seven Karst scenic area, we took a sampan to guide us through the caves, dimly lited. But, the most memorable experience was : ..... you see, on the outside of the karst, one finds small openings, or holes. Bypassing tourists are encouraged to BLOW ( your ch'i) into the hole; as a result, a rebounding 'sound' will echo due to it being hollow geological. Well, my Friends tried. A tall Chinese guy tried blowing: NO ECHO! When it was my turn, I used all my might & strength to blow into the hole. Wow! There was the ECHO of my breathe! How exciting! Everyone in my tour group clapped! // Now, as I write this sweet memory in my Seventies in Southern California, it gives me a super warm-feeling how lucky 🍀 I was to visit this south-western...

Don't waste your time with the "cavern". It was a tunnel dug up by people (not naturally formed. They did try to decorate it with lights, painting, and statues but not worth the money (20 yuan). We were warned about it but it was a short cut to the main tourist area and we were in a hurry. It was just a small island within a small lake and not much to see. We had a nice walk but it should have been...

Went there on a rainy and quiet day. The tunnel felt a bit eery. The caves themselves were better maintained but of course all covered in rainbow colored LED everywhere. The park itself is clean, has some peacocks...