Kunming Surroundings | Jiuxiang Scenic Area

There is a saying in Yunnan that goes, 'Above ground, visit the Stone Forest; underground, visit Jiuxiang.' Jiuxiang and the Stone Forest both belong to the karst landscape, but its beauty lies not in the forest of peaks, but in the caves. The area boasts hundreds of large and small caves, massive in scale and numerous in quantity, earning it the reputation of a 'Cave Museum' and making it one of the recommended attractions around Kunming. Jiuxiang Scenic Area is located within Jiuxiang Yi and Hui Ethnic Township of Yiliang County, 90 kilometers from Kunming. The journey is convenient, and the sights are breathtaking. It is said that 'not visiting Jiuxiang is a wasted trip to Yunnan.' 📍Yiliang County, Kunming City, Yunnan Province 🚗Transportation: Self-driving or taking a taxi is quite convenient (navigation should be able to find many routes), with parking available. 🎫Ticket: 60 RMB per person, ticket + one-way cable car 90 RMB per person, in-park glass slide (optional) 30 RMB per person, sedan chair inside the park (optional) 360 RMB per person, sedan chair for the latter half of the journey (optional) 80 RMB per person. 🗺️Attractions ✔️There are deep canyons ✔️There are splashing waterfalls ✔️There are spacious underground halls ✔️There are mysterious rocks in the Divine Field 🏞Jiuxiang trip, the canyon waters are calm, and the scenery is serene. ➡️The banks are shaded by greenery, with bizarre rocks protruding, permeated with a strange, primitive beauty. Due to the lush vegetation on both sides, the river is shaded, hence the name 'Yincui Gorge.' ➡️Beyond Yincui Gorge, you reach the bold and unrestrained Lion Hall. Here, during the rainy season, the water is vast and rushing, pouring down into the mysterious and profound underground caves, with a momentum that strikes the soul. The hall covers an area of 15,000 square meters and can accommodate tens of thousands of people, so there's no need to worry about crowding. ➡️'Magpie Bridge Meeting, the fairy descends to earth'—indeed, you've arrived at the Fairy Palace. The stalactites are exquisite and orderly, with jade pillars supporting the sky and a gathering of immortals, all lifelike in form. Coupled with the colorful lights inside the cave, the bizarre and dazzling scene is mesmerizing, making one forget oneself as if in a fairyland. ➡️Leaving the Fairy Palace, you come to the Wolong Cave along the gorge. The underground waterfall 'Male and Female Twin Falls' comes into view. One large and one small, they are a blend of masculine and gentle, like a couple, hand in hand, side by side, falling from the sky, merging into one, evoking a sense of life and death companionship. Hold your partner's hand and leave a memory here. ➡️Exiting the cave, you encounter the 'Divine Field.' Drip by drip, over countless long years, nature's immortal work has created the 'Divine Field.' Instantly, it takes us back to the ancient farming era, where people worked from sunrise to sunset.