Silver Cave

{{Short description|Cave in Guilin, China}}

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Silver Cave ({{ zh|c=银子岩| hp=yín zi yán}}) is a national AAAA level scenic spot in Lipu County, Guilin City, Guangxi Province of China, 85 km from Guilin and 18 km away from Yangshuo.{{cite web|url=http://www.yinziyan.com/about/ |title=精彩银子岩 |publisher=Yinziyan.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-07}}

Silver Cave lies in typical karst landscape, running through 12 hills. The cave is a floor-type cave, with three layers and more than ten scenic spots and different types of stalactites,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stalactite which are crystal clear and sparkling like silver, giving the cave its name. The most three famous scenic areas are "Snow-Mountain With Waterfall" ({{ zh|c=雪山飞瀑| hp=xuěshān fēi pù|links=no}}), "Music Stone Screen" ({{ zh|c=音乐石屏| hp=yīnyuè shí píng|links=no}}), and "Jade Pool Wonderland" ({{ zh|c=瑶池仙境| hp=yáochí xiānjìng|links=no}}). In early 1999 it was listed as a "Guilin tourism scenic spot of civilization demonstration".{{cite web|url=http://tuan.cctcct.com/article/Travel-Scenery/3325.html |title=桂林银子岩_疑是仙洞落人间_景点介绍_康辉团 |publisher=Tuan.cctcct.com |date=2012-11-03 |accessdate=2013-09-07}}

There is a Chinese proverb: "Anyone who has been to Silver Cave will never be short of money".{{Citation needed|date=September 2013}}