Karst landform shapes Guilin's landscape, which makes the surface green and the underground caves densely covered. Therefore, there are many "strange" caves around Guilin. The following are the top three famous caves: Yinziyan, reed flute cave and Guanyan. Let's take a look.

1. Yinziyan (a spectacular cave scenery)

Yinziyan is a typical karst cave, located in Maling Town, Lipu County. The whole cave runs through twelve peaks, which is very grand, and it is a collection of stalactites of different geological ages. It has the reputation of "the wonders of caves in the world". The cave is divided into three parts: the lower cave, the hall and the upper cave, and it is guided by a guide (the ticket includes the guide fee). The most famous landscapes are called "Three Wonders": Music Stone Screen, Guanghan Deep Palace, Snow Mountain Waterfall and "Three Treasures": Buddha.

opening hours: 8: 11-18: 11, if necessary, you can make an appointment in advance.

Ticket price: 51 yuan/person? The tour time is about 2 hours

Transportation guide to the scenic spot:

1. Guilin-Mopanshan Wharf (Zhujiang Wharf)-(by boat) Yangshuo-Shili Land Gallery-Yinziyan Scenic Spot.

2. Guilin-(by bus) Yangshuo-Shili Land Gallery-Yinziyan Scenic Area

3. Guangzhou-Guangning-Hezhou-Zhongshan-Pingle-Lipu-Yinziyan Scenic Area

4. Yinziyan Scenic Spot Shuttle:

Yangshuo-Yinziyan Yinziyan-Yangshuo

Departure time and place Departure time and place

AM 8: 31 Yangshuo Bus Station AM 8: 31 Yinziyan Scenic Spot

AM 9: 31 Yangshuo Bus Station AM 9: 31 Yinziyan Scenic Spot

AM 11: 31 Yangshuo Bus Station AM. Yinziyan Scenic Spot at PM 2: 31 in Yangshuo Bus Station

PM 4: 31 in Yangshuo Bus Station

How convenient it is to reach the scenic spot depending on the city:

The scenic spot is 18km away from Yangshuo, 83km away from downtown Guilin, 118km away from the airport, 85km away from the railway station and 86km away from the bus station.

2. reed flute cave (the stalactite palace in the urban area)

reed flute cave is known as the "Palace of Nature Art", which is located on the Taohua River in the northwest of Guilin. The cave is 241 meters deep and nearly 511 meters long. The stalactites, stalagmites and stone pillars in the cave are lifelike, and it is like a fairyland to light up. This is a special scenic spot for the Guilin Municipal Government to receive foreign guests. There are a large number of beautiful and exquisite stalagmites, stone milk, stone pillars, stone curtains and stone flowers in the cave.

traffic information-self-driving route:

① (self-driving) near the intersection of taohuajiang Road and Ludi Road

② Traffic in the scenic spot: one way is to go west along the Fanglian Pool in the south of the mountain, to the bottom of the cave, and then climb the stone steps to enter the cave. The other way is to walk slowly up from the southern foot of Guangming Shandong, cross the shady path, and reach the mouth of reed flute cave cave.

bus route

① starting place-name/location-kilometers from the scenic spot-how to get to the scenic spot

Guilin Liangjiang International Airport-25km-take a taxi, pass Shengli Bridge via Zhongyin, cross Feiluan Bridge via Tiaohuajiang Road, and you can get to the scenic spot

Guilin South Railway Station-6km-and take bus No.3 at the South Railway Station to get to the scenic spot. Xiufeng District Government-Xinyi Road-Xifeng Road-Xinyi Road End-Tunnel North Exit-Ludi Road-Huancheng North 1st Road-Shenglong Road-Jiuhuashan-Ludi Food Market-Metallurgical Machinery Factory-Ludi Road End-Feiluan Bridge-reed flute cave? -Changhai Factory-Changhai Primary School-Changhai Five Villages). The running time of No.3 bus is from 6: 31 to 21: 51, and the interval between trains is about ten minutes. The fare is one yuan per person.

Guilin train departure station-8km-take a taxi to Shenglong via Arctic Square, pass Jiuhua Road, pass Ludicai Market and cross Feiluan Bridge to reach the scenic spot

downtown-5km-take bus No.3 at Crossstreet (Jiefang West Road) to reach the scenic spot (Bus No.3 stop: Swan Pond-guilin railway station-Bus Station-Xicheng Road-Yangqiao-Crossstreet (Jiefang). -Art Museum-Xiufeng District Government-Xinyi Road-Xifeng Road-Xinyi Road End-Tunnel North Exit-Ludi Road-Huancheng North 1st Road-Shenglong Road-Jiuhuashan-Ludi Food Market-Metallurgical Machinery Factory-Ludi Road End-Feiluan Bridge-reed flute cave-Changhai Factory-Changhai Primary School-Changhai Fifth Village). The running time of No.3 bus is from 6: 31 to 21: 51, and the interval between trains is ten minutes. The fare is one yuan per person.

② local transportation: it's about 5km away from the city center, and you can get there by bus 13. Take bus No.3, bus No.58 for free, and bus No.4A for special purpose.

Adult ticket: 91 yuan

Child ticket: 45 yuan

① February to March every year is the off-season, and the business hours in the off-season are from 8: 11 to 17: 31; April to October is the peak season every year, and the business hours in the peak season are 7:31-18:11

② Children's tickets: adult tickets for people 1.4m and above, and free tickets for those under 1.4m

③ Others, such as active duty officers, disabled revolutionary soldiers and martyrs' families, can enter Qixing Scenic Area, Fubo Mountain, Diecai Mountain and Elephant Trunk Mountain for free, and buy tickets for reed flute cave at half the retail price.

3. Guanyan (a giant cave visited by Xu Xiake)

Guanyan is a giant underground river cave on the east bank of Lijiang River. It was named as early as 1637 AD because the mountain looks like a purple and gold crown. Xu Xiake came here and became the first celebrity to explore Guanyan. The crown rock is divided into three layers, the upper two layers are dry caves, and various stalactites are hung, which is magnificent. The lower floor is an underground river, which is about 711 meters long. The river is clear and loud. You can take trams, small wooden boats and sightseeing elevators to visit Guanyan, which is the only cave in Guilin that can be visited by land, sea and air. Guanyan is an underground cave with a thousand years of human history. It was named "Ganyan" because of the spring water in the cave, but it was renamed "Guanyan" because its mountain shape is like a crown.

Opening hours: 8: 31 ~ 17: 31 (the whole tour takes 2 hours)

Ticket information: 81 yuan/person, sightseeing slide car (one-way) 31 yuan/person (height 1.11m ~ 1.41m is half-price, tickets below 1.11m are free, Guilin citizens are half-price, senior citizens' tickets, student tickets, press cards and teachers' tickets. Guilin starts at 7: 31 at the earliest, and Guanyan returns at 18: 31 at the latest

Preferential policies:

1, height of 1.11-1.41 meters is half price, and tickets under 1.11 meters are free

2. Guilin residents can enjoy half price discount at the store with their ID cards, so please buy preferential tickets directly at the ticket office;

3 This scenic spot does not implement other preferential policies, such as tickets for the elderly, students, journalists and teachers.

main attractions of Guanyan

Underground River Scenic Area

Guanyan Underground River Scenic Area is one of the famous tourist caves in Guilin. In the early 1991s, Guilin Huazhiguan Tourism Development Co., Ltd. carried out all-round scientific and rational development of Guanyan, and established a variety of tour modes according to high starting point and high standards. There are five tour modes in the cave: walking (the journey is about 111 meters); Take the sightseeing slide (about 511 meters from the slide in the hole); Take the sightseeing elevator (the elevator is about 36 meters high, the first ladder for sightseeing in Asia) and take the rail train in the cave (the conductor is about 31 meters long, can carry 118 passengers and the journey is about 511 meters); Take a small wooden boat in the underground river (each boat carries 12 passengers, the journey is about 711 meters, and there is the world's first cave waterfall and underground river waterfall in the cave). A variety of modern tourist facilities complement the scenery in the cave, making Guanyan a unique and charming water, land and air tourist cave in China.

Xiangba Island

Xiangba Island is located in the golden water section with the most concentrated scenic spots in Lijiang River, formerly known as Langzhou Island (called Lanzhou in Xu Xiake's travel notes). The name of Langzhou originated from the Song Dynasty, and it was named because it was surrounded by water and full of waves. The island is roughly divided into ethnic customs performance area, landscape art area, catering area, tent area, sketch production area and so on. Around the island, there are eight beautiful and magical wonders in the middle part of the Lijiang River: embroidered mountain rock, legend of Langzhou, snail climbing up the mountain, half-way crossing, donkey hanging on the wall, secret cave in Taoyuan, cliff hanging coffins and riddles.

Sightseeing Slide Group

Guanyan Scenic Area covers an area of more than 5,111 mu, with diverse and concentrated landscapes and beautiful nature, which has attracted millions of tourists from home and abroad since its opening? Entertainment, sightseeing, and exchanges are endless. In order to solve the fatigue of tourists during their journey, the first electric sightseeing slide was built in Guanyan Scenic Area at the end of 1999, so that tourists can easily enjoy the natural scenery of Guanyan Scenic Area and experience the endless fun of sliding on the ground. After the completion of the electric sightseeing slide, it is like a long green dragon, which is very integrated with the surrounding environment and spectacular.

The electric sightseeing slide was officially developed on June 28th, 2111, and it was rated as the longest sightseeing slide in kiness by Shanghai World kiness Headquarters.