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This cave sits on a hillside outside of town and enjoys a view of Xiamen. The mouth of the cavern is directly across from a Ming Dynasty temple, and it takes its name from the two white deer statues that guard its entrance. Mists rising from the depths of the cave present a good opportunity for photographers.


Considered by local officials as one of the "eight minor sights of Xiamen," this cave is worthy of at least four or five snapshots. The cave is named after two white clay deer statues that face the cave's walls. In the summer steam drifts from the cave's crevices creating the illusion that the deer figures are sniffing the air. The cave entrance is fronted by a temple built during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), giving the site a serious "wow factor". The panoramic sites from here of Xiamen and the sea are outstanding.


How to get there: At the North gate of the Botanical Gardens, near to the Revolutionary Martyrs' Memorial, a rail line runs East-West intersecting Siming Rd. Follow the eastward line to the Tiger Stream Rock. Number one and two buses run along Siming Rd.