Scenic spot introduction:

Yuhua Ancient Cave is the longest and largest limestone cave in Fujian Province. It is named because the rocks in the cave are as clean as jade and radiant. It is known as the "No. 1 Cave in Minshan" and is listed as "one of the four famous caves in China".

Attractions distribution:

Yuhua Cave is located at the foot of Tianjie Mountain, 7 kilometers south of Jiangle County. It has been visited continuously since it was discovered in the early Han Dynasty. After visiting the ancient Yuhua Cave, Xu Xiake, a famous traveler in the Ming Dynasty, praised it in his "Travel Notes on Yuhua Cave": "This The caves are full of dazzling ingenuity and mystery."
The total length of Yuhua Cave is about 6 kilometers. There are two passages in the cave, including 6 branch caves including Zanghe Cave, Leigong Cave, Guozi Cave, Huangni Cave, Xiyuan Cave, and Baiyun Cave, as well as Shiquan, Jingquan, It consists of three Xiaoyin rivers, including Lingquan and Lingquan, which are 1 to 3 meters wide and knee-deep.
The temperature in Yuhua Cave remains around 10°C, with warm winters and cool summers. The cave hall roads are flat and the halls are spacious. There are Qionglou Yuyu, Thirsty Dragon Drinking Water, Chaotic Dawn, Penglai Green, Independent Eagle, Wind Tears Candle, etc. There are 166 cave landscapes formed by limestone dissolution, among which the images of Immortal Field, Alchemy Furnace, Lychee Pillar, Canglong Going to the Sea, and Children Worshiping Guanyin are the most realistic. Yang Shi, the acting scholar of the Song Dynasty, and Li Gang, the famous prime minister of the Anti-Jin Dynasty, once visited this cave. Xu Xiake, a geographer of the Ming Dynasty, once praised that "this cave is dazzling and full of mystery" and "reveals that there is a state of cutting jade and cutting clouds in every layer."

Scenic spot qualifications:

National 4A-level scenic spot

Scenic spot features:

Geological wonders, karst, Xu Xiake, cliff carvings, caves
Attraction Address
Travel Guide

Best time to visit:

All seasons

Shopping recommendations:

Xishan paper, rice wine, Longchi inkstone

Tourist Transportation

Scenic spot location:

China>Fujian Province>Sanming City>Jiangle County

How to get there:

Yuhua Cave is 7 kilometers away from Jiangle County, and there is a direct shuttle bus.

Scenic area map:

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Attraction Tickets

Yuhua Cave ticket price:

75 yuan/person (including Baohua Cave, Yanzi Cave, secret cave, and herbarium)

Scenic area opening hours:

8:00-16:30

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