Jiuxiang Scenic Area

Located in Jiuxiang Yi and Hui Autonomous Township of Yiliang County in Southeast Kunming, 90 km away from Kunming downtown and 30 km from the Stone Forest, Jiuxiang Scenic Area is one of the state 4A-level scenic attractions in Kunming. And Jiuxiang is a comprehensive scenic area famous for its underground Karst caves, intoxicating natural landscapes, humanity sights and ethnic culture of the Yi Minority.

Formed in the Sinian Period some 600 million years ago, Jiuxiang Karst cave cluster consists of over 100 caves. The local saying goes, "If one spent his entire life counting the caves in Jiuxiang he may not finish the job". Among the caves are numerous natural bridges, valleys, rivers and waterfalls, making up an almost fantasy like subterranean worldIt tops others of its kind in China in regard of its cave scale, quantity and grotesqueness. Jiuxiang has been dubbed as “a Karst Cave Museum” and “the Hometown of Karst Caves”.

The major scenic spots accessible in Jiuxiang include: Yincuixia Gorge, The Terrifying Gorge, The Male Lion Hall, The Fairy Palace, The Twin Waterfalls, The Fairy Land, Linyin Village, The Bat Cave and Jiuxiang Cable Car.

Yincuixia Gorge

Flanked by lofty cliffs, the gorge is about 600 meters long. When boating in the emerald gorge, you will be greeted by the lush vegetation on the cliffs. It is a tranquil resort to enjoy before your exploring into the cave begins.

Terrifying Gorge

Being 700 meters long, the Terrifying Gorge is the most spectacular underground gorge ever discovered in China. It is flanked by steep precipices. The depth (from the entrance to the bottom of the gorge) is 100 meters and narrowest place is stunningly 3-4 meters. Walking inside the gorge, one will be definitely terrified.    

Male Lion Hall

Covering an area of 15,000 square meters, the Male Lion Hall has been the largest underground hall in the world.

Fairy Palace

The fairy palace is a representative of the Karst underground sceneries. Its stalagtites look like fairies that are in postures of cuddling, lying, sitting, reclining, dancing in the heaven palace. It will make you feel that you are just in the fairyland. 

Twin Waterfalls

Cascading their water down from 30-meter-high precipice, the two underground waterfalls side by side plunge into the gorge. The two thunderous and magnificent waterfalls make people believe that they are two lovers in deep love; so they are also referred to as “Ci Xiong Fei Pu” which means “the Female and Male Waterfalls”.  

Fairy Land (Sacred Terraces)

Covering over 100 square meters, the Sacred Land Area is as high as 10 meters. Distributing in a grandiose manner, it is rare in the world and has been deemed “the Number One” of its kind in the world.  

Linyin Village

Linying Village is hidden in the depth of Jiuxiang Cave (100 m underground). Sights of the Yi culture can be found in the village such as Mizhi Bush (Mizhi is a traditional festival spent by the Yi People) and Chieftains Castle etc. The village is the manifestation of the purity and simplicity of the Yi People passed down from their forefathers.

Bat Cave

The Bat Cave is impressive for its stalatites. Locally called “reverse stone forest”, these stalagtites are leaning irregularly, exhibiting various gradients. As a matter of fact, this phenomena results from the air current in the cave. The locals in Jiuxng have a saying that the stones are crooked by the wind, which could be called a wonder there.  

Jiuxiang Cable Car

When you finish your tour in the cave, you will go back to the entrance by Cable Car. About 1 km long, the Cable Car will give your comfortable ride over the luxuriant vegetation; during the ride you also get chance to overlook the site for Ape-man Ruins at Zhangkou Cave. 


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