Jiuxiang Cave - Museum of Karst Caves and Setting of “The Myth”

Green and Shady Valley - quiet and elegant retreats

Green and Shady Valley (荫碧峡), also called the Valley of Love for it was the place for local young men and women to sing songs in order to find lovers. The valley stretches for about 600m, flanked with verdant trees. You can take a boat ride through the valley and hear the voices echoing off the cliffs. The picturesque landscape is unforgettable, many poets had written touching poems there.

Grand Underground Valley - blood-surging and impressive valley

The Grand Underground Valley, also known as the Terrifying Gorge (惊魂峡) is 700 meters long, is currently the most spectacular underground valley found in China. The two sides of the cliff is straightly down like been cut by a knife and axe. From the bottom of the valley to the top of the cave is nearly 100m, the narrowest place is only 3 to 4 meters, visitors can experience the thrilling feeling.

Grand Lion Hall - the setting for the movie “The Myth”

The Grand Lion Hall (雄狮厅) is the largest underground hall in the world, with a total area of 15,000 square meters, tourists holding capacity can reach 10,000 people. What is so remarkable about this place is that the top of the hall is made of a complete plate inlaid with several sinuous eddies but hasn’t got any pillars. The construction of the top plate is perfect and seamless.

Fairy Palace - dainty and exquisite stalactite

Wandering around the Fairy Palace (神女宫), visitors can enjoy the typical underground Karst landscape. Stalactites are exquisite, nestled close to each other like fairies singing and dancing in the palace, contend in beauty and fascination. The dreamlike scenery gives people an illusion of being in a fairyland.

Twin Waterfalls - earthshaking verve of the waterfall

Twin Waterfalls (雌雄飞瀑) is two waterfalls cascade down from the rock at a length of 30 meters and meet in a deep pool at a depth of 10 meters in Wolong Cave. The two waterfalls fall straight down with a maximum flow of 320 cubic meters per second, making a deafening sound. The powerful and magnificent momentum of the water makes the two waterfalls like two inseparable lovers. It’s really a rare wonder of caves in China.

Fairy Field - the natural made wonder of stony terrace

The total area of the Fairy Field (神田) is about 100 square meters, more than 10m deep. It is praised as the most amazing cave scenery by international speleologists. Layers of stalagmites, highlighted with colored lights, look like terraced fields. There is a huge conical stalactite shaped like a grain of cereal, bathed in a gold-yellow light.

Bat Cave - the underground Stone Forest

The Bat Cave (蝙蝠洞), also known as Underground Upside Down Stone Forest, is a magic scene formed by different directions of air flow. The stone forest here is characterized by its great and irregular inclination.

After going through the entrance of Jiuxiang Scenic Area, you can take the Sightseeing Elevator down to the Green Shady Valley, taking a boat through the narrow gorge and at the end of the boat trip; you can walk along the path through the Grand Underground Valley. Passing through the Valley brings you to Grand Lion Hall, an underground oval hall with a pitched vault. Close to the Grand Hall is Fairy Palace, different-shaped stalactites and stalagmites that highlighted with colored light would definitely dazzle you. Then Crossing the Diehong Bridge, you will see the imposing Twins Waterfalls in Wolong Cave. Continuing on, there is the Fairy Field - the most famous rock formation of all Jiuxiang. Then you can go to Yi Minority Village to experience the local ethnic customs. Last stop is the Bat Cave, the well-known Underground upside down Stone Forest. Usually, it takes about 2-3 hours to go through the scenic area.

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If you want to get rid of hustle of public transportation and troublesome navigation, you can travel with us China Discovery. Our local tour guide and driver will escort you to Jiuxiang Cave from your hotel or any other places in Kunming with speed, convenience and safety by the comfortable licensed private vehicle, and take care of all the details. You just need to focus on sightseeing. Please tell us directly if you need any help!

For Independent Travel

From Kunming City (By Coach)

For independent travelers who has limited budget can take the tour bus to Yiliang (宜良) at the Eastern Bus Station (昆明东部客运站) in Kunming, then transfer to bus No.21 to Jiuxiang Scenic Area at Yiliang Bus Station (宜良客运站). The whole journey takes about 3 hours.

From the Stone Forest

Most travelers would visit Jiuxiang Cave and Kunming Stone Forest in the same day. Jiuxiang Cave is about 30km from the Stone Forest, takes about 50 minutes by car. There is no public transport connected two places, so if you want to tour these two places within a day, the most convenient way is by hiring a private car.

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Most travelers would visit Jiuxiang Cave and Stone Forest in a day, with the classic 1 day exploration of Kunming City highlights, such as Green Lake Park, Western Hills and Dragon Gate, Yunnan Minorities Museum, Dianchi Lake, etc. to enjoy the charm of this Spring City. If you are interested in photography or nature, you can also spend another 2 or more days to Dongchuan Red Land.

Recommended Jiuxiang Kunming Tour Packages:

3 Days Kunming Tour to Stone Forest & Jiuxiang Cave

3 Days Kunming Spring City Tour

Besides, most travelers travel to Kunming with more destinations in Yunnan to enjoy more amazing nature and culture of this vast province. You can go the classic route like most travelers, head north to Dali and Lijiang and end your journey at the fairyland on earth - Shangri-La. Photography lovers who prefer the picturesque scenery can head south to Yuanyang, the flooded paddies here are also a perfect site. Want to visit the tropical rainforest and immerse yourself in the variety of plants and animals kingdom? Xishuangbannan will make your dream come true.

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Recommended Kunming Yunnan Tour Packages:

8 Days Classic Yunnan Tour (Kunming / Dali / Lijiang / Shangri-La)

10 Days Beautiful Yunnan Tour with Dongchuan Red Land (Kunming / Dongchuan / Kunming / Stone Forest / Dali / Lijiang / Shangri-La)

11 Days Amazing Yunnan Tour (Kunming / Yuanyang / Jianshui / Kunming / Dali / Lijiang / Shangri-La)

To help you enjoy a worry-free holiday in Jiuxiang Cave, Kunming and Yunnan, we highly recommended you travel with us China Discovery who is a professional about the local condition of the whole Yunnan. Our local experienced drivers will escort you to Jiuxiang Cave or other places with comfortable car directly with speed and safety. And our English-speaking tour guide will accompany you all the way, showing you the best travelling route and introduce all highlights each place so you can better enjoy your leisure tour in Yunnan. The tour can be tailor-made according to your group size, time, physical conditions, plan, interest, budget and every special need. If you have any other ideas about the trip or you have other places or cities wanted to visit such as Sichuan, Tibet, Guilin or Guiyang, etc. our experienced travel consultants are very glad to offer their help. Please feel free to contact us if you need any help.