Yiling Cave 伊岭岩

About Yiling Cave

The cave holds eight named scenic points, among them Shuangshi Yingke (Twin Lions Welcoming Guests), Kongzhong Zoulang (Aerial Corridor), Haidi Shijie (Undersea World), Beiguo Fengguang (Northern Scenery), Yaochi Shenghui (Jade Pool Gathering), Jiangshan Duojiao (Enchanting Landscape) and Hongshuihe Pan (Bank of the Red River). Its stalactites, stalagmites, columns, mounds and rock curtains take varied forms that the tourism bureau likens to a dancing phoenix, a coiled python, racing tortoises, a brooding hen, playing pandas and a descending fairy, lit by coloured lighting. Notable past visitors include Vietnamese prime minister Phan Van Khai, who was photographed there, a grandson of Mao Zedong, who left an inscription, and the poet Guo Moruo, who wrote a poem there; the site has been named a National Patriotic Education Base and a Guangxi Cultural Industry Demonstration Base.

Outside the cave, the Zhuang Culture Grand View Garden displays farming tools, stoneware and patterned homespun Zhuang clothing amid shaded paths, with bamboo-pole tapping and folk singing.

What to look for

• Shuangshi Yingke (Twin Lions Welcoming Guests), first of the cave's eight named scenic points.
• Kongzhong Zoulang (Aerial Corridor) and Haidi Shijie (Undersea World), among the cave's eight named scenic points.
• The coloured-lit stalactites, stalagmites, columns and rock curtains along the 1,100-metre visitor route.
• The Zhuang Culture Grand View Garden outside the cave, with its displayed farming tools, stoneware and homespun clothing.

Location & getting there

Getting to Yiling Cave

Use an authorised visitor route. Cave sections, geological sites and access roads can close independently, so confirm the area that your ticket covers.

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