Jiuxiang includes more that 100 caves but only 60 of them have been explored. Beside the incredible number of caves there is also a river, a deep gorge, forests and a species of fish that live only in this area. It is located in the south-eastern part of China, in Yiliang county, in Yunnan province. 

 

 

Right after the entrance, you can walk down some stairs and, if you want, ride a boat for about 1 km.

 

 

 

After the short boat ride, there is a small path leading into the first cave. The path has been carved on one side of a very deep gorge. It is truly spectacular. The gorge is called Terrifying Gorge . It got its name in honor of the people who tried to open up this trail.

 

According to some people, is the most magnificent underground canyon in China with a length of about 700 meters and a depth of nearly 100 meters.

 

 

The river flows through most of the caves and several bridges have been built to access all the main caves.

 

 

After a while, you’ll get to a huge cave where there is a permanent photography exposition and a gift shop.

The cave is called Male Lion Hall . It covers 15,000 square meters but hasn’t got any pillars in the hall. Some say that it’s the largest underground hall in the world but I couldn’t verify this claim.

 

 

Right after the Male Lion Hall, you’ll get to another cave filled with amazing stalactites and stalagmites. They are  illuminated with multicolored neon light.

 

 

 

 

After this cave you can keep walking towards the river. You’ll get to a place with some interesting rock formations.

 

 

Another bridge connects the two sides of the cave.

 

The river than forms a beautiful twin waterfall.

These are the most famous rock formation of all Jiuxiang