Jiuxiang Scenic Region


Jiuxiang Scenic Region (九乡风景区) is located in Jiuxiang Yi and Hui Autonomous Township of Yiliang County 90 km away from central Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.

It is famous for its caves, mountains, rivers, deep valleys, minority customs and cultures.

Jiuxiang Scenic Region consists of 5 major scenic spots:

  • Diehong Bridge  (叠虹桥)

  • Sanjiao Cave

  • Dasha Dam

  • Alulong

  • Mingyue Lake.

Diehong Bridge itself includes six major scenic spots: the Green Shady Valley, the White Elephant Cave, the Goddess Cave, the Lying Dragon Cave, the Bat Cave and the Tourist Cableway.

Brief introduction

Located 47 kilometers from Yiliang County, 90 kilometers away from Kunming city, only 22 kilometers from the famous stone forest, Jiuxiang Scenic Area is a famous tourist destination in Yunnan Province encompassed by karst caves, deep valleys, and Yi ethnic minority’s cultural landscapes. Jiuxiang Scenic Area has a cluster of karst caves within an area of 20 square kilometers, known as the most in number and the largest in scale in China. Together with the Stone Forest, Jiuxiang scenic area formed the three-dimensional karst landscape of "see Stone Forest on the ground and Jiuxiang caves underground". Juxiang Scenic Area consists of five scenic spots: Diehong Bridge, Sanjiao Cave, Dasha Dam, Alulong and Mingyue Lake. Only the Diehong Bridge Scenic Spot is open to public now. Diehong Bridge itself includes nine major scenic spots: the Green Shady Valley, Grand Underground Valley, the Lying Dragon Cave, the Goddess Cave, the Fairy Fields, the Lion Hall, the Bat Cave, Yi Ethnic Group Village and the Sightseeing Cableway.

Attractions in Jiuxiang Scenic Region

Lying Dragon (Wolong) Cave

The Lying Dragon Cave is featured by the Twin Waterfalls. Once entering the cave, your attention will soon drawn by two silver waterfalls. Twin waterfalls pour down from 30- meter-high cliffs in parallel creating splashing water and deafening sound, a gorgeous scene. In rainy season, twin waterfalls fuse together, making it hard to tell which is which.

Goddess (Xianren) Cave

The Goddess Cave looks like a crystal palace with crystal stalactites. It is the typical landscape of karst landform. Stalactites sitting or lying here and there just look like a crowd of fairies who are singing and dancing, like a fairy land.  

Lion (Xiongshi) Hall

The Lion Hall is a vast cave formed by stalactites covering an area of 15000 square meters which can hold thousands of people.

The Fairy Field (Shentian)

The Fairy Filed is a natural wonder resembling a terrace. Curbing Dams are scattered in graceful disorder with a total area of 100 square meters. And each dam has a depth of 10 meters. The unique karst landform is called curbing dams in geology and the smaller one curbing basin.

Yi Ethnic Group Village

It is an underground world displaying culture of Yi ethnic group. Mi Zhi Lin is a dense forest where men of Yi ethnic group worship the ancestors on festival day and women is forbidden to enter, which show the unique custom of ancient Yi ethnic group.

Bat (Bianfu) Cave

Legend says that there are ten thousand bats inhabited in the cave in the past, hence the name. Bats gradually moved away when the cave was developed into a tourist destination. The bat cave is famed as "Dangling Stone Forest Underground" with dangling stalactites.

Sightseeing cableway

The sightseeing cableway stretches across mountains and valleys with a span of nearly 1000 meters. Visitors can enjoy landscapes of different seasons in several minutes via cableway.


Client’s Reviews

  • prabirg59

    Reviewed 27thJune2019

    A. Opening Hours : 9 am to 6 pm B. Entry Ticket: : Upto 60 years CNY 90 p 60 and above CNY 45 pp In addition cable car : CNY 30 pp C. Location : 90 km from Kunming City, Yunnan province of China....More

  • darkpeak1

    Reviewed 14thAugust2011

    Take the expressway from Kunming to Stone Forest, where there is a continuation expressway to Jiuxiang Scenic Area. It's a little longer (2 hours) but easy driving. Useful tip - Don't do as we did, and take the first signed exit - the road isnt...More

  • Vierelle_Mom

    Reviewed 12thJune2018

    Will be visit that place again, and next time will try the river ride. For all of you whose afraid of height , you can try horse riding instead of going back with cable car😁

  • Jaimevoy

    Reviewed 10thSeptember2016

    As long as you don't visit during national holidays, then be ready for the crowd! On this visit, it was not too bad so even in narrow staircases you have to compete with those sedan-chair for hire (same type you find in Tiger Leaping Gorge...More

  • engineer2207

    Reviewed 23rdMarch2016

    another super place and a must visit place. the jiuxiang cave is a very good experience. the walk is a good exercise. it will take roughly 2-3 hours. but it is not tired.

  • priyakuma

    Reviewed 24thDecember2017

    A well arranged tourist attraction with a scenic path about 1-2 Km long.A rope way trip also included.Ticket fee also have to pay to enter.It was nice during December

  • markpN2403RI

    Reviewed 23rdFebruary2015

    The caves were interesting, but to enjoy more, I suggest that you don't go in peak Chinese holiday periods, otherwise you will experience a "people river". I suggest you go early and link with a visit to Stone Forest. You need to be aware that...More

  • JasneshBhullar

    Reviewed 3rdJanuary2019

    The ride from Kunming takes around 1.5 hours. It is a huge park. Make sure you bring proper shoes to walk through the park. There are caves, waterfalls, boat rides and a stunning cable car ride. The price to enter is a bit steep but...More

  • LauraJane597

    Reviewed 25thMay2016

    A large network of large limestone caves, with a well-developed tourist infrastructure. The trip starts with a lift down into a gorge, and a boat trip. Then you explore the cave system's waterfalls, gorges, pools and rock formations on a well-made path, before re-emerging and...More

  • HappyTravelerSarah

    Reviewed 7thNovember2016

    This attraction is also known as the Jiuxiang Karst Cave. We took a lift down 30 levels to descend into the valley and then took a short 10 minutes boat trip to see the valley in a different dimension. Thereafter, we proceeded into the cave...More

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