Guizhou - entry 18

The entrance to the caves.

Well, after several non-Guizhou posts, I thought I should return to Guizhou for a bit. And so, just to refresh your memory, in my last Guizhou entry we ended the day at the not terribly interesting Museum of Ethnic Marriages.

The next morning after breakfast, we made our way to the Dragon Palace Caves (Longgong Cave). The Longgong Caves are a network of underwater caves that stretch through 20 mountains, it is said. Sadly, only a portion of the caves are open for visitors and the boat ride through the caves was a little too short and several in the tour group were left feeling less than satisfied. I have never been on a boat ride through caves before, so I was suitably impressed unlike the others.


Views of the entrance and the surrounds around the cave.

The air in the caves is cool and very clean and if you ever visit the caves, make sure to take deep, deep breathes. The caves themselves are rather pretty and boast interesting rock formations and big caverns lit with different coloured lights.


Views from inside the cave.


View from inside the cave - LC's photo

Outside of the ride into the underwater caves, there is an enclosed area where you can stand and view a rather large cave waterfall. The railings around the waterfall make it seem like this waterfall is man-made but I believe it's actually a creation of nature.


Waterfall in a cave.


Safety railing around the waterfall cave - LC's photo


Views from the landscape surrounding the park.


Views from the landscape surrounding the park - LC's photos.

After our visit to the Longgong Caves, we had lunch before we visited the Guanyin Cave. I'll leave it here for now and leave that for my next post on Guizhou.

enjoy