Zhangjiajie Huanglong Cave

Huanglong Cave is famous for its high and wide cave, deep underground river and dense stalagmites. The highest point in the cave is more than 100 meters high. There are caves within caves and rivers within caves.
The landmark attraction is the "Dinghai Shenzhen" which has been growing for 200,000 years. It is a 20-meter-high stalagmite column with a diameter of only 10 centimeters at its thinnest point. The scenic spot has insured it for 100 million yuan.
There are "land and water" sightseeing routes in the cave. You can first walk for a while, then board the boat at the pier beside the underground river in the cave to enjoy the beautiful scenery along the river and the wonders of stalagmites in the water.

Attractions Location: Hekou Village, Suoxiyu Town, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province

Tickets:
Ticket + cruise + explanation: 121 RMB (Monday to Sunday, January 1st - December 31st)
Free ticket: Children: Children under 14 years old (not including 14 years old) are free;
Seniors aged 65 and above (including 65 years old) can enter for free with valid ID
Military personnel: Active military personnel and retired military cadres can enter for free with valid certificates
Disabled persons: Free of charge with valid ID

Opening hours:
08:00-17:30 (November 1st to April 30th of the following year, Monday to Sunday)
08:00-18:00 (May 1st - October 31st, Monday to Sunday)

Contact Details: 0744-5618489;0744-5612131

Transportation:
Take a bus from Zhangjiajie City Bus Station to Wulingyuan Bus Station, then transfer to Wulingyuan Bus No. 1 and get off at Huanglongdong Station.

Time reference: 1-3 hours


Recommended itinerary for Zhangjiajie Huanglong Cave tours

1-Day Itinerary

This one-day itinerary focuses on exploring the stunning Zhangjiajie Huanglong Cave, a spectacular karst cave with impressive stalactites, stalagmites, and underground rivers.

  • Morning: From Zhangjiajie city center, take a taxi or tourist shuttle bus (about 40 minutes) to Huanglong Cave.
  • Explore the cave thoroughly, including the underground rivers, waterfalls, and caverns (allow 3-4 hours).
  • Return to Zhangjiajie city in the afternoon or evening.

Accommodation/Food: Stay in Zhangjiajie city. Try local dishes like Tujia smoked pork, wild mushrooms, and rice noodles at nearby restaurants.

Souvenirs: Locally made herbal products, cave-themed souvenirs, and Tujia ethnic handicrafts.


2-Day Itinerary

Combine the natural wonder of Huanglong Cave with Zhangjiajie National Forest Park for a balanced nature and adventure experience.

  • Day 1: Visit Huanglong Cave as per the 1-day itinerary.
  • Day 2: Take a taxi or park shuttle bus (about 1 hour) to Zhangjiajie National Forest Park.
  • Explore Yuanjiajie Scenic Area, Golden Whip Stream, and Tianzi Mountain using park shuttle buses.
  • Return to Zhangjiajie city for overnight stay.

Accommodation/Food: Stay in Zhangjiajie city or near the park entrances. Enjoy Tujia cuisine including sour fish soup and wild vegetables.

Souvenirs: Forest teas, wood carvings, embroidered textiles, and local artworks.


3-Day Itinerary

Add cultural exploration and more scenic spots to your trip for a deeper experience of Zhangjiajie’s natural and ethnic heritage.

  • Days 1-2: Follow the 2-day itinerary.
  • Day 3: Visit Huangshi Village (30-minute taxi), a traditional Tujia village with ancient architecture and cultural performances.
  • In the afternoon, visit Baofeng Lake (30-minute taxi from Huangshi) for a relaxing boat tour.

Accommodation/Food: Stay in village guesthouses or city hotels. Sample local rice wine and traditional ethnic dishes.

Souvenirs: Tujia silver jewelry, handmade pottery, embroidered clothing, and natural teas.


4-Day Itinerary

Explore additional natural sites and enjoy some leisure time in Zhangjiajie city.

  • Days 1-3: Follow the 3-day itinerary.
  • Day 4: Visit Yangjiajie Scenic Area (about 1 hour taxi), known for rugged landscapes and fewer crowds.
  • Return to Zhangjiajie city for dining and shopping.

Accommodation/Food: Stay in city center or scenic area lodges. Enjoy barbecue specialties and local snacks.

Souvenirs: Local wood crafts, paintings, and traditional snacks.


5-Day Itinerary

Extend your trip by visiting Tianmen Mountain for breathtaking views and unique cableway experience.

  • Days 1-4: Follow the 4-day itinerary.
  • Day 5: Take a taxi (about 40 minutes) to Tianmen Mountain.
  • Take the famous Tianmen Mountain cableway, explore Tianmen Cave and glass skywalk.
  • Return to Zhangjiajie city in the evening.

Accommodation/Food: Stay in the city. Try mountain vegetable dishes and local rice wine.

Souvenirs: Tianmen Mountain postcards, teas, and Buddhist crafts.


6-Day Itinerary

Include leisure days and city exploration for a relaxed experience.

  • Days 1-5: Follow the 5-day itinerary.
  • Day 6: Visit Zhangjiajie Museum and explore local markets for souvenirs.
  • Optional spa or hot spring relaxation in the afternoon.

Accommodation/Food: Stay in the city center. Try street food such as grilled corn and spicy tofu.

Souvenirs: Handcrafted jewelry, ethnic textiles, and local spices.


7-Day Itinerary

Enjoy a full week combining nature, culture, and relaxation for a comprehensive Zhangjiajie experience.

  • Days 1-6: Follow the 6-day itinerary.
  • Day 7: Visit local artisan workshops, stroll Baofeng Lake, and enjoy a farewell dinner with local specialties.

Accommodation/Food: Stay in scenic lodges or city hotels. Sample various ethnic cuisines.

Souvenirs: Ethnic crafts, natural teas, bamboo products, and postcards.


User Reviews

By Ziyuan |

Huanglong Cave is located in Wulingyuan Scenic Spot, the core scenic spot of Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province. It is an organic part of Zhangjiajie, a world natural heritage and world geological park. It is a typical karst landform. It is listed as a member of the International Tourism Cave, one of the 35 top attractions in the country, the first batch of AAAA-level tourist areas (spots) in China, the first batch of well-known brands in China's tourism, the best tourist attraction in Hunan Province, a famous trademark in Hunan Province, and one of the Zhangjiajie tourism boutique lines. It enjoys the reputation of a peerless wonder. In 2005, it was selected as "China's most beautiful tourist cave". In 2009, Huanglong Cave was selected as "China's most beautiful tourist cave".

By Heart on the journey |

Huanglong Cave, as an organic part of Zhangjiajie, a world natural heritage and world geological park, is located in the core scenic area. It is a typical karst landform, one of the Zhangjiajie tourism boutique lines, and enjoys the reputation of a unique wonder. Huanglong Cave has now opened tourist areas such as Dragon Dance Hall, Xiangshui River, Tianxian Water, Tianzhu Street, Dragon Palace, Labyrinth, and Huaguo Mountain. These scenic spots are closely connected and have their own characteristics. There are caves in the caves of Huanglong Cave, and rivers in the caves. Various cave landscapes such as stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone flowers, stone curtains, stone branches, stone pipes, stone pearls, and stone corals formed by the condensation of calcareous solutions are scattered throughout. It is dazzling and full of wonders, like a magical underground "magic palace". Huanglong Cave has special tourist resources such as high and wide caves, deep dark rivers, suspended waterfalls, and dense stalagmites. It has high ornamental value and scientific research value. It is recognized by Chinese and foreign geological authorities as the "all-around champion" of the world's karst caves because of its "largest scale, most complete content, and most beautiful scenery." The stalagmites are breathtakingly beautiful.

I visited Huanglong Cave, but there weren't many surprises. But it's still quite big, and compared to Shihua Cave in Beijing, the latter is more beautiful and more enjoyable.

By Li travels all over the world |

Huanglong Cave is a world natural heritage, a world geological park, and the essence of the Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan Scenic Area, one of the first batch of 5A-level tourist attractions in the country. It is known as the all-around champion of world karst caves and an internationally renowned tourist cave with natural wonders such as the Dragon Palace, the Maze, the Fairy Water, the Xiangshui River, and the Dinghai Shenzhen.

By Can't stay |

The scenic spot divides tourists into groups of about 20 people, and the scenic spot's special tour guides take them into the cave to tour along the designated route.

The temperature in the cave is 17 degrees all year round. It is so cool to go in at this time! Everyone temporarily forgets the scorching heat outside and focuses on the magical world inside the cave.

Huanglong Cave is a typical karst landform. Its huge three-dimensional cave space, rich cave landscape, and both land and water sightseeing routes are breathtaking. It enjoys the reputation of "World Cave Wonder" and "World Cave All-Around Champion".

There is a Xiangshui River in Huanglong Cave. There is an 800-meter waterway along the river, and then a 4,200-meter land road. The whole tour takes nearly two hours.

There are more than a dozen halls of various sizes in the cave, among which the Dragon Palace is the largest and oldest hall in Huanglong Cave, which was formed 200,000 years ago. The characteristic landscapes "Dinghai Magic Needle", "Dragon King's Throne" and "Million-year-old Cedar" are known as the three wonders of the Dragon Palace. The scenic spot has specially insured the Dinghai Magic Needle, which is 19.2 meters high, for 100 million yuan, making this attraction known to the world.

By Want to eat clay pot rice |

There are two other scenic spots near Wulingyuan, namely Huanglong Cave and Baofeng Lake. After driving around for a while, I felt that taking a boat on the lake was meaningless, so I went to Huanglong Cave. Overall, I felt that it was neither good nor bad. The ticket price of more than 100 yuan was a bit expensive.

By Blue sky |

Huanglong Cave is located in Wulingyuan Scenic Spot, the core scenic spot of Zhangjiajie. It is an organic part of Zhangjiajie, a world natural heritage and world geological park. It is a typical karst landform and one of the first AAAA-level tourist areas (spots) in China. It is one of the exquisite tourist routes in Zhangjiajie and enjoys the reputation of being a wonder of the world. In 2009, Huanglong Cave was selected as the most beautiful tourist cave in China.



The Huanglong Cave in Zhangjiajie is 7.5 kilometers long and has four layers. There are caves within caves, rivers within caves, stalagmites, stone pillars, stalactites and other cave wonders. According to experts, about 380 million years ago, the Huanglong Cave area was a vast ocean, where highly soluble limestone and dolomite formations were deposited. After a long period of time, caves began to form. Until 65 million years ago, the crust rose and dry caves appeared. Then, through the action of karst and water flow, today's underground wonders were formed.



The investigation conclusion of more than 70 experts from the Ministry of Geology of China is that the large scale, comprehensive content and beautiful scenery of Huanglong Cave almost cover all the contents of "Speleology", and it is the all-around champion of the world's karst caves. Zhangjiajie Huanglong Cave has the advantages of three-dimensional cave structure, huge cave space, wide Dragon Palace Hall and tens of thousands of stalagmites, tall cave waterfalls, and water and land tour routes. It has formed a unique tourist cave at home and abroad. There are 1 reservoir, 2 rivers, 3 pools, 4 waterfalls, 13 halls, 98 corridors, dozens of peaks, thousands of white jade pools and nearly 10,000 stalagmites in the cave. Stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone flowers, stone curtains, stone branches, stone pipes, stone pearls, stone corals, etc. formed by the condensation of calcareous solutions are scattered throughout it, and there is nothing strange and nothing strange, like a magical underground magic palace.

By Donut |

When you buy tickets, pay attention to whether there is a voice guide. Everyone needs to swipe their ID card for verification. My ID card does not include it. Fortunately, it is included in the public order. You can show it to the staff. My parents also bought discounted tickets on the spot. There are about 20 people in our group following a guide. The biggest highlight here is the guide. The previous caves I went to did not have this. I didn’t really understand it by myself. The explanation lasted for an hour and a half, so there was not much time to walk around slowly. The time was still arranged quite tightly, but you had to follow the guide, otherwise you would get lost. The way in and out is different, and some of the things inside are browsed in reverse, probably to stagger the time.

By Nuggets |

Huanglong Cave is a typical karst landform, famous for its high and wide cave, deep underground river and dense stalagmites. The highest point in the cave is about 100 meters in vertical height. There are caves within caves and rivers within caves. The iconic attraction is the "Dinghai Magic Needle" that has grown for 200,000 years. The stalagmite column is 20 meters high and the thinnest part is only 10 centimeters in diameter. The scenic spot has insured 100 million yuan for this. There are "both land and water" sightseeing routes in the cave. First walk for a section, then get on the boat at the pier beside the underground river in the cave, and enjoy the beautiful scenery along the river and the wonders of stalagmites in the water.

There is bus No. 1 in Wulingyuan District, and the ticket is 96 yuan. Because I have been to the Chuiyun Tongtian River in Tonglu, Hangzhou, and the Longgong Cave in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, the three caves are actually the same, with underground rivers inside, and some routes require boat tours, through various lights to illuminate stalactites, etc., describing the scene of the Dragon Palace, and then popularizing the long process of stalagmites and stalactites in the cave for thousands of years.

By Snowball Dance |

Zhangjiajie Huanglong Cave has 1 reservoir, 2 rivers, 3 pools, 4 waterfalls, 13 halls and 98 corridors. It is unique in the world for its huge three-dimensional cave space, rich karst cave landscape, and both land and water sightseeing routes. It enjoys top honors such as "World Karst Cave Wonder", "World Karst Cave All-Round Champion", and "China's Most Beautiful Tourist Karst Cave". The cave is divided into four layers, with caves in caves, mountains in caves, caves in mountains, and rivers in caves. The whole cave is like an ancient tree with twisted roots and spreading out. There are caves in caves and buildings on the upper floors. Various cave wonders are dazzling and beautiful.

By Cats who don't like fish |

The ticket is 100 yuan, which is a bit expensive, but it is definitely a classic among domestic karst cave attractions. There are also small boats with free guides, which feels very good. It is especially cost-effective for bringing children and the elderly. Children under 14 years old do not need to pay for tickets. In other scenic spots, children over 1.3 meters tall need to buy discounted tickets. This is a benefit for family travelers.

By Little chatterbox |

The ability to take a boat tour of the cave is a major feature. There are many steps, which requires physical strength, and the light is dim, so pay attention to safety.

By Zhangjiajie Tour Bar |

It's pretty nice, the scenery is beautiful, and Greater China is great

By China-TravelNote users |

The wonders of the natural scenery will make you daydream and admire...it's worth the trip!

By fincen |

Huanglong Cave is worth a visit. The scenic area is quite large. You need to climb up the slope. There are many people. It is still quite beautiful inside.

By BoringSoul_ |

The caves are all pretty much the same, but the waterway Dinghaishenzhen is pretty spectacular. I heard the insurance costs a lot.

By Suddenly like a traveler |

Huanglong Cave is warm in winter and cool in summer. It is very large. You need to take a boat to enter first, and then walk. There are many steps inside, so those who are not physically fit should do it according to their ability.

By chencurl |

The scenery inside the cave is good and worth a visit.

By Zhu Xiaobu |

Huanglong Cave is very big. I am surprised that I can walk for so long inside. Overall, it is good and worth a visit.

By Big White |

I will not elaborate on the beautiful scenery, let me talk about something practical: 1. When you go in, don't be afraid of being cold inside and wrap yourself up, because it is getting hotter and hotter inside; 2. You need to queue up in batches at the door, and there will be a temporary tour guide to lead everyone inside; 3. Don't rush to stand in the front because the team will be very chaotic as you walk; 4: The tour guide asked everyone not to walk too fast so as not to get out of the team, but in fact you can get out of the team quietly: because there are many such temporary tour guides in front and it is convenient for you to walk quietly to take pictures; 5: The dragon head where you take the boat is quite shocking (which is also the origin of the name of Huanglong Cave), and there is also the Dinghaishenzhen at the end; 6. At the beginning, you have to climb the stairs like crazy, so friends who have just been to the Forest Park got annoyed. For example, my legs felt like they were filled with lead.

By Gu Nian Blue and White Porcelain Cardo |

I have been to many caves all over the country, and Huanglong Cave can be considered the best. The water part is not as good as Benxi Water Cave, but the dry cave part is worse than Benxi Water Cave and Anshun Longgong in Guizhou.

By Big Bad Wolf |

It is famous for its high and wide caves, deep underground rivers and dense stalagmites.

By China-TravelNote users |

The whole scenic spot is still very good. There is a lady with explanation. The cave is really big. Just follow the guide, otherwise you will get lost. The sightseeing boat is good, saving a lot of time. You can also see the dragon head by the dark river. (I don’t remember what the dragon head is called, just call it that) I didn’t walk through the maze. Anyway, the whole Huanglong Cave is already a huge maze. Finally, I would like to mention the Tujia dried tofu on the right side of the exit. Pull it out, don’t buy it, it will rip you off...

By minute |

Huanglong Cave is between Tianmen Mountain and Wulingyuan. The tour takes about two hours. There is also a luggage storage in Huanglong Cave Scenic Area. I have been to Tianlong Cave in Yunnan before and thought it was very beautiful. I thought Huanglong Cave was similar. I didn’t expect Huanglong Cave to surprise me. There is an underground river in it! You can take a boat! I was thinking about the Tomb Raiders Notes the whole time! Huanglong Cave is highly recommended!

By Song |

There is a special young lady to give explanations in Huanglong Cave. A group of about ten people must go in together.

By Kabu |

After entering the cave, without the summer heat, A Mei took us on a wonderful journey. The cave is divided into four layers. There are caves within caves, rivers within caves, stalagmites, stone pillars, stalactites and other cave wonders. It is like an underground "magic palace" with beautiful scenery. The 2.5-hour tour was not enough. When we walked out of the cave and saw the sun, it felt like a different world.

By Diandian Zangxin Pavilion |

The entrance is still some distance from the cave entrance. The environment is good and it is nice to take some photos. To get to the cave entrance, you need to wait for a group of people to follow a tour guide. The tour guide tells you that you must follow her the whole time. In fact, it doesn't matter, because the tour guide walks too fast and doesn't consider the elderly and children at all. It's just a quick tour. You can take your time to see it by yourself, or follow the next group of people. It's totally fine. The cave is still quite exciting. There was an eight-minute boat ride. The wind was whistling, so it is recommended to bring long sleeves. There is an underground maze just outside the door. In fact, you can also follow the tour guide and touch the stalactites up close.

By Travel the world with a backpack |

Maybe because I have seen too many caves and have some comparison, I feel the scenery inside the Huanglong Cave is just average, but I really like the scenery outside the Huanglong Cave.

By Gonghaifeng |

At first glance, it didn't seem special, but the last cave had so many stalagmites and stone pillars that it was really spectacular. There is also a self-funded maze that you must go to. The treasures are all in it, and there is a night pearl that is very high-end.

By Mumu |

Huanglong Cave was not originally included in the itinerary, but it rained heavily. Huanglong Cave is an indoor attraction and the scenery is not affected by the weather, so we decided to go and see it on the spur of the moment.

Huanglong Cave is a world natural heritage site, just like Zhangjiajie. There are many different kinds of caves in the cave. You have to climb up and down four or five levels. Part of the cave is to take a boat across an underground river. At that time, I thought that such a river would eventually end at the bottom, but it turned out that there was another huge cave after going down the steps. Huanglong Cave is full of large and small stone pillars and stalagmites. The formation of stalactites depends on the precipitation of calcium carbonate in the water. It takes hundreds of millions of years for a large stone pillar to settle.

Before entering the cave, you will pass a corridor and see the waterwheel.

There are actually caves formed by karst landforms in many places. I saw many of them in Guilin when I was a child. There are also some in the Tangshan Ape Cave in Nanjing. The uniqueness of Huanglong Cave lies in its huge cave, rich stalactites, dense distribution, and various sizes, thicknesses and shapes.

The tour guide will introduce the stone pillars as various things, such as the monkeys of Huaguo Mountain, Dinghai Shenzhen, eagles and clams, etc. I am not really interested in the stone pillars. It is quite interesting to watch them for half an hour, but I am a little bored after watching them for two hours. I start to have fun by myself. When I was a child, I imagined the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea in Journey to the West when I saw the karst caves. Now I imagine Ghost Blowing Out the Light. What have I experienced in these years? Haha. The caves are hundreds of millions of years old, cold and humid. There are pillars of various shapes in the caves, as well as underground rivers. Think about the creatures that may swim in the dark water, look at the intricate traces on the stone walls by the river, and think about what will happen in the dark places without lights in the cave. It is more fun than looking at the pillars.

By Dreams in the distance |

The scenery is indeed good, but there is no proper ticket office outside the scenic area. There are many people shouting to solicit customers. It will make people wonder where the real ticket office is. Public transportation is not convenient.

By Night Rain in Suzhou |

After visiting Guilin's Reed Flute Cave, I have no impression of caves. Compared with Reed Flute Cave, the lighting atmosphere and the strange stalactite wonders in the Huanglong Cave are slightly inferior.

By Big Hae Walking |

Huanglong Cave is located in the eastern part of Suoxiyu Nature Reserve, Wulingyuan Scenic Spot, the core scenic spot of Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, on a mountainside 7 kilometers east of Suoxiyu Town (Suoxiyu Hekou Village). It is an organic part of Zhangjiajie, a world natural heritage and world geological park, and is a typical karst karst landform. In 2005, it was selected as "China's most beautiful tourist cave".

By Long Walk |

The cave has a "land and water" sightseeing route. Huanglong Cave is divided into a dry cave and a water cave. There are four floors in total, 13 kilometers long, and the highest point is more than 100 meters. The largest cave hall has an area of 12,000 square meters and can accommodate tens of thousands of people. After visiting the dry cave, go to the water cave. The boat trip is included in the ticket fee. The "maze" is a boutique attraction of the world's "all-around champion" Huanglong Cave. It is located in the branch cave at the bottom of the Huanglong Cave. This is charged separately, 15 yuan/person, but I strongly recommend that you must go to see it, this is the essence of the entire Huanglong Cave.

By Water String One |

The temperature in the cave is a little cool. The whole walk is about 3 kilometers and takes 2 hours.

Under the light, the stone pillars, stalagmites and stalactites here vividly present the masterpiece of nature's magic.

By 成长的孩子 |

Huanglong Cave is a typical karst cave (however, Zhangjiajie and Wulingyuan are not karst caves), and is also one of the few cave landforms listed as a World Natural Heritage Site.

Last year, I visited Chongqing Furong Cave, which is also a World Heritage Site. In comparison, the landforms of Furong Cave are more diverse, while Huanglong Cave is basically dominated by stalagmites. The essence is in the Dragon Palace Hall at the end, which can be called a stalagmite museum, and the "Dinghai Shenzhen" worth billions is the most representative among them.

By A little bit of wood |

The natural cave is a masterpiece of nature. I think it is worth seeing. It takes about 3 hours. The ticket from the Grand Canyon to Huanglong Cave is 12 yuan.

By Rabbit Little Treasure 1044 |

There is an underground cave with a boat ride. I think it is average.

By Uncle Lu has no books |

It's great. You can visit it by yourself for a while at the beginning. The scenery is pleasant! Then you enter the Huangru Cave, which is composed of stalactites and stalagmites. It is said that there is a stalagmite insured for 100 million yuan, 20 meters high, and it is said that it can only grow 1 cm every 100 years. Don't go back in the cave. There will be a girl leading everyone to visit the cave. Each girl's team takes a different route. We took a cruise at the end, which took about 8 minutes. After walking for a while, we arrived at the exit. It takes about 2 hours to visit the whole cave...

By Xiao Lu walks on the road |

After a long line of shops, there is a house on the right side of a bridge. I think it is very beautiful. I found it is the ticket office when I got closer. There are small bridges and flowing water along the way, an acre of land, and a yellow cow. It feels like a paradise! It turned out to be an inn. I can experience it here when I have the chance. It turned out that I haven't been to the scenic area before. It feels like a big park. The scenic area is as shown in the picture below. Of course, the real scene is more beautiful. You can imagine it yourself. Picture 3 is Dinghai Shenzhen. It is said that it will be connected in another 800 years. Picture 4 is the night pearl in the maze, but it is not jade.

By Little Rabbit |

A recommended scenic spot, it is okay to talk about it alone, but it is still far behind Zhangjiajie.

By Travel around |

I heard that Huanglong Cave is the largest natural karst cave in China. It took more than two hours to go in and out, and I just had a quick tour. If you want to explore it in detail, a day would be enough. Nature has created a unique beauty, and the Dinghai Shenzhen inside is breathtaking!

By Yali |

In March 2013, I went to Zhijin Cave in Guizhou. It was known as "the No. 1 Cave in China" at that time. I was amazed by the uncanny workmanship of nature and the rapid development of sound and light technology. It was colorful and magnificent. I didn't expect that Huanglong Cave would be even better.

The underground river in the cave, Xiangshui River, has a winding river channel, deep valleys, deep water, dangerous banks, high and steep, sometimes up and sometimes down, sometimes bright and sometimes dark. If you look up and down, it is hazy, as if you have returned to the chaotic ancient times, full of mysterious temptation. The blue light makes the hanging stalactites look like they are immersed in the ocean, full of mystery and antiquity.

By Lazy Cat |

There are caves in the Longdong Cave, and rivers in the caves. Various cave landscapes such as stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone flowers, stone curtains, stone branches, stone pipes, stone pearls, and stone corals formed by the condensation of calcareous solutions are scattered throughout the caves. It is a dazzling array of wonders, like a magical underground "magic palace". Huanglong Cave has special tourist resources such as high and wide caves, deep underground rivers, suspended waterfalls, and dense stalagmites. It has high ornamental and scientific research value. It is recognized by Chinese and foreign geological authorities as the "all-around champion" of the world's karst caves because of its "largest scale, most complete content, and most beautiful scenery."

By Hank Tsai |

If you have time after visiting Zhangjiajie Forest Park, you can still come and have a look. Although the caves are basically the same, I think Huanglong Cave is quite beautiful among the caves. The lighting is quite diverse. After entering, there will be a tourist guide to take you on a tour. It takes about one and a half to two hours to walk and lie down. In addition, you can take bus No. 1 from Wulingyuan directly to the scenic spot, so the transportation is very convenient.

By Justice Devil |

Huanglong Cave is located in Wulingyuan Scenic Area, the core scenic spot of Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province. It is an organic part of Zhangjiajie, a world natural heritage and world geological park. It is a typical karst karst landform. This is my first visit to the cave. There are caves in Boshan, which is closest to my home, but I have never played there. After visiting Huanglong Cave, I personally think that there is no need to visit caves in other places. Huanglong Cave has only been developed by 1/3, and there are still large areas that have not been developed. The total area of the cave bottom that has been explored is 100,000 square meters, with a total length of 7.5 kilometers and a vertical height of 140 meters. The cave is divided into four layers. There are caves in the cave, and there are rivers in the cave. There are stalagmites, stone pillars, stalactites and other cave wonders, which are beautiful. During the tour, you need to walk first and then take a boat. The humidity in the cave is quite high, and the SLR lens is full of fog, but the temperature is still very comfortable. It is said that it is warm in winter and cool in summer. During the climbing back and forth, I was sweating all over, which was very refreshing. Suddenly I felt that traveling in Hunan really requires a certain amount of physical strength, otherwise I really couldn't hold on. When visiting Huanglong Cave on a boat, there was a breeze blowing by my ears, and with the help of ground lights, I looked at these strange stalactites formed by nature. They were so strange and beautiful that I really admired the power of nature.

By sweet dumpling |

On the way to the entrance of the cave, you can see many rotating wooden windmills, which are very delicate. The entire Huanglong Cave exterior is a pastoral landscape painting, and you can occasionally see a few geese. There are goldfish in the stream on the side of the road. There is a section in the cave that requires a boat ride, which takes about 20 minutes. It is quite comfortable inside the cave, not as cold as outside.

By Abby |

Ordinary attractions, or go to the classic attractions

By Vanilla Joy |

The Huanglong Cave was created by the magic of nature. When we took the boat out, we felt that it was so beautiful inside.

By Te. |

The scenery of the caves is actually similar. Unless you are particularly interested in it, you don't need to visit the others after visiting this one.

We followed the tour guide and listened as we walked. The temperature was relatively low and the whole walk was quite tiring.

By Watermelon |

Summer vacation in summer

By kingmaner |

It was my first time entering a cave, and it was really beautiful inside, especially with the lighting effect, it was magical.

By Beef Village Chief |

The Huanglong Cave is really big. There are about 20 people lining up to enter the cave. A small team is led by a local girl as a guide to give a tour and introduction!

This cave has a long history. Due to the large number of tourists, the carbon dioxide exhaled by them has caused the rocks at the entrance to weather, but the ones inside are still great!

Unlike the scorching sun outside, the cave is very cool and humid. There is also a dark river in the cave that is so deep that you need to take a boat to pass! There are many stalactites, but the shapes are not many and not big enough. Ordinary stones become very beautiful under the light!

But to be honest, all the caves look the same and it’s hard to take great photos. If you are traveling on your own and have a tight schedule, and have been to caves in other places, you might consider going to this attraction!

By Furong Baby Loves Traveling |

Huanglong Cave is located in Wulingyuan Scenic Spot, the core scenic spot of Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province. It is an organic part of Zhangjiajie, a world natural heritage and world geological park. It is a typical karst landform. It is listed as a member of the International Tourism Cave, one of the 35 top attractions in the country, the first batch of AAAA-level tourist areas (spots) in China, the first batch of well-known brands in China's tourism, the best tourist attraction in Hunan Province, a famous trademark in Hunan Province, and one of the Zhangjiajie tourism boutique lines. It enjoys the reputation of a peerless wonder. In 2005, it was selected as "China's most beautiful tourist cave". In 2009, Huanglong Cave was selected as "China's most beautiful tourist cave".

By Dong Yinuo_DYN |

The itinerary for Huanglong Cave is quite tight, but it can be completed in two or three hours. The tickets were booked online and there was a free tour guide to explain things. I felt that having a tour guide was a wise choice. Huanglong Cave is very large and the roads are complicated. If you play by yourself, it is easy to take a long way or get lost. Moreover, the stalactites in the cave are roughly the same in shape, so you can't see anything by yourself. This time, with the tour guide's explanation, you can learn a lot about the history of Huanglong Cave. The cave is relatively damp and cold, so friends who are afraid of the cold are better to bring a coat.

By Not finished yet |

Huanglong Cave is really big, and the Dragon King is so generous! As soon as you enter the cave, the cool air hits you. The cave is divided into dry caves and water caves, with a total of four layers. There is an underground river in the cave, and you have to take a boat to cross the waterway. Stalactites are everywhere, and you worship the Dinghaishenzhen, which is insured for 100 million yuan. The whole tour time is about 2 hours, and there is no mobile phone signal. Individual tourists will temporarily join a group and there will be a girl responsible for the whole tour. This service is very good and very humane. There is a paid attraction near the exit, 15 yuan/person, the stalactites inside are more dense, and you can touch billions of years of time at will, you can take a look.

By Ride the pig forward |

I went there in 2011. It is next to Zhangjiajie. The underground river in the cave is called Xiangshui River. It takes about 20 minutes to cross it by boat. It is quite worthwhile to experience it.

By Bizarre |

You may think it's great the first time, but if you go there more often, there's nothing to see.

By Sea-Cyan |

The moment I saw it I could only marvel at the wonders of nature. I wonder how many years it took to form such a beautiful scenery. It is spectacular.

By Zhang Minzai |

To be honest, I regretted going to Huanglong Cave. I felt depressed after playing there. To be honest, there is not much difference between the caves. If you have been to other places, there is no need to come here. If you have time, you might as well walk slowly in the forest park or go back to the hotel to rest. Don't waste money here...

By Free travel |

You must go! The wonders of nature are displayed here in a vivid and exquisite way. The stalactites are in various shapes and look very beautiful under the lighting.

By Danny |

This is the ticket office above, but it closes at 5:30. But don't panic, Huanglong Cave has opened for night tours. You can buy tickets to enter the cave before 8 pm. There are very few tourists for night tours, and you can make full use of the travel time, which is a very good benefit. There are also two giant salamanders next to the waterwheel in the Huanglong Cave Scenic Area. They are like fossils and are hundreds of years old. Before entering the cave, you can see the giant salamanders and go to the toilet. There is no toilet in the cave. It takes nearly two hours to visit. If there are fewer people on a night tour, one and a half hours is enough. You have to take a boat through an underground river. The water is more than ten meters deep. There are many wild giant salamanders in the water. It feels a bit like entering the world of Tomb Robbers' Notes, haha

You have to climb inside the cave. I have visited the Shuanglong Cave in Jinhua before, which is far inferior to this one, but the price is about the same. Huanglong Cave will also provide you with explanations, which is much better than a confused visit. In this comparison, I think Huanglong is still worth it. You can read my travel notes

By Stand on tiptoe |

The cave is quite spectacular inside. It is a bit cold inside the cave when you take a boat tour, so the staff will provide you with coats when you enter.

By shadow |

Huanglong Cave Scenic Area is located in the core scenic area of Wulingyuan Scenic Spot in Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province. It is a typical karst landform and is famous all over the world for its top honors such as "World Cave Wonder", "World Cave All-Around Champion", and "China's Most Beautiful Tourist Cave". Huanglong Cave is unique in the world for its huge three-dimensional cave space, rich cave landscape, and both land and water sightseeing routes.

By seabright |

It was rated as one of the most beautiful caves by National Geographic China, which is really good!

By Lazy Girl |

Beautiful mountains, beautiful waters, and beautiful people. Complete facilities and reasonable prices. I hope Zhangjiajie can improve its road and railway facilities and add more routes. This will make the experience even better!

By Horizontal concave |

Huanglong Cave Scenic Area is in a very good location, between the core scenic area of Wulingyuan and the Grand Canyon. There is a bus from Wulingyuan city directly to the area. Huanglong Cave is very famous. It is said to have the titles of World Natural Heritage, World Geopark, and National 5A Scenic Area. It is known as the world's all-around champion of karst caves and the best cave in China. I personally think there are three main attractions in the cave: one is a long underground Yin River, the second is a group of waterfalls falling from the sky, and the third is the Dragon Palace Hall with stalagmites standing in a majestic manner. It is worth mentioning that the ecological square outside the cave is very beautiful, with unique rural scenery. It is said that it cost nearly 200 million yuan and is a model for the construction of scenic squares. The point is that such a beautiful ecological square is completely free. There is a very eye-catching building at the entrance of the ecological square, which is the "Yanyu Zhangjiajie" theater. From the outside, its side is a musical note string constructed by bluestone slabs, and it is like an open cultural treasure book. The entire roof is a slope with a large slope, covered with green grass. It is the largest green roof I have ever seen. The show "Misty Zhangjiajie" performed there is also very good. The quality of the content, music, stage design and background are all very high. It is a folk art program that is worth watching several times.

By Hu Xiaoshou |

It takes about 1.5 hours in Huanglong Cave and about 1 hour in Misty Zhangjiajie, a total of 2.5 hours. Including parking and taking photos in the square, the trip takes no more than 3 hours. After the visit, we went back to Kezhai to sleep. Huanglong Cave is worthy of being the world's number one magic cave!

By Lazy Stone |

Once you've been to Huanglong Cave, you don't need to go to other caves.

By Daisy-Small Fresh |

If you haven't seen the cave, you can go and see it. It's just too long. If you are not physically fit, it's not suitable. It's quite tiring.

By Yao Yan |

The tour guide directly arranged the scenic spots, the service was good, and there are still many undeveloped scenic spots, so there may still be prospects in the future

By His Royal Highness Wang Jiuye |

We went to Huanglong Cave Scenic Area with the group. The scenic area consists of three parts: Pastoral Ecological Square, Wind and Rain Corridor, and Huanglong Cave. At the entrance of Huanglong Cave Square, you can see the Hallelujah Concert Hall at a glance. This building left a deep impression on me. It was designed by Turen. The shape is very cool and beautiful. The vegetation on the roof is perfectly integrated with the surrounding environment. There is a sense of returning to nature and harmony. I once saw netizens say on the Internet: Zhangjiajie Mountain has become Hallelujah Mountain. It is estimated that Zhangjiajie City will soon be renamed "Hallelujah City" and Zhangjiajie people will be called "Avatar People". Haha~~ It seems that the whole world is laughing.



After entering the cave, I found that the cave was so big that I had never seen it before. I personally think that the scale of Huanglong Cave is definitely larger than that of Guilin Yinziyan. It is a typical karst karst landform. There are stalactites in the cave, stone pillars, stone curtains, stone waterfalls, stone rivers, stone whips, stone flowers, etc. Under the illumination of five-color lights, it is colorful and extremely beautiful. Many landscapes in the cave are vividly compared to the vicissitudes of life, such as the loess plateau, Wanqiu Longtian, Dinghaishenzhen, and Pagoda Peak. It is said that the "Dinghaishenzhen" is the treasure of the cave and has been insured by the government for 100 million yuan. It is worth seeing. The corridors in the cave are winding, and the various stalactites are magnificent and bizarre. It makes people feel the charm of nature's uncanny craftsmanship for billions of years, as if they were in a mythical underground magic palace. PS: The light in the cave is relatively dim, and the card camera can take pictures

The effect is not good. It is recommended to bring a SLR.

We climbed up the stone steps, which were sometimes winding, sometimes flat, and sometimes looping down. I never expected there were so many stone steps inside. I was out of breath and it was a test of my physical strength. Then we came to the yacht dock of Xiangshui River, where we took a boat to tour the 800-meter Dishui River. The water temperature remains at around 16 degrees all year round, which is the best growth area for giant salamanders. There are not many stalactites on both sides of the waterway, and there is nothing worth seeing. It took about ten minutes by boat to reach the dock. This time I returned to the exit not long after walking, and it felt like a lifetime ago when I came out of the cave. The favorability has increased, four stars~(^o^)/~

By Anna |

You need to gather a group to be led in by a tour guide. I went there in winter and it was very hot inside wearing a jacket. Fortunately, I wore short sleeves under the jacket. I have never been to this kind of landscape, so it looks good. It is very big inside and you need to take a boat. There is also an underground maze for an additional fee. It is not expensive and I recommend it.

By Meiduoduo Free Travel |

"World Cave Wonders", "Underground Magic Palace"