Last updated 2026-11-14 — The Front Hall of the Moon Palace is tall, vast, and open to the sky, capable of holding a thousand people. The entire hall resembles a grand sculpture exhibition, exuding a majestic aura. The Moon Palace is named after the "Rhino Gazing at the Moon" formation. A massive stone lies horizontally across the hall, shaped like a rhinoceros, raising its head as if gazing into the distance. On the western side of the cave, a round, bright moon (a light-transmitting hole) hangs from the cave wall. Legend has it that a green ox demon once caused havoc in this cave but was subdued by the Eight Immortals, who punished it to gaze at the moon in penance year-round, with Chang’e overseeing it. Hence the name “Rhino Gazing at the Moon.” Looking around, there are towering cliffs, a thin stream of water cascading down, and stone pillars gushing forth. There are waterfalls everywhere, spraying beads and splashing jade, with misty stone curtains shimmering in the light. Clustered stone stalagmites shoot upward, tightly packed and pointing to the sky, with pointed buds ready to bloom. Stone flowers, radiant as rosy clouds and glistening as if oozing fat and color, split into petal-like fragments. Amidst the golden illusions, a vague Milky Way world floats mysteriously, beautifully poised between reality and illusion. The stone flowers, adorned with branches and silver leaves, resemble the graceful laurel trees. The stone curtains, trailing jade pendants and inlaid with emeralds, look like the surging Milky Way. The stone beasts, drifting gracefully under the moonlight, seem like the Jade Rabbit lying atop the stone pillars. There are also twinkling stars, solemn warriors of the galaxy, rugged mountain peaks, and rugged paths. A pair of stone stalagmites, embedded with ribbons and holding silver cups, strikingly resemble Chang’e stretching her sleeves and Wu Gang offering wine. The thousands of uniquely shaped stalactites, upon closer inspection, resemble fields of ripe cauliflower stacked into towers, or piles of wheat sheaves gleaming on the threshing ground, or freshly picked grape clusters hanging from a vine. The delicate, thread-like carvings among the stalactites clearly take the form of intricate silver chains.