How to get to the swallow cave in Jianshui

Jianshui Yanzidong Traffic Guide: You can take a long-distance bus from Kunming Passenger Station to Jianshui. It takes about 4 hours to drive 220 kilometers and the fare is 42.5 yuan. Then you can change from Jianshui to Yanzi Cave. There is a shuttle bus to and from 8 yuan every day in Jianshui County. If it is from Wenshan Puzhehei Scenic Area to Jianshui, it will pass through Yanzi Cave on the way.

Yanzidong Scenic Area, located in a ravine 28 kilometers east of Jianshui City, is divided into natural forest land outside the cave and dry cave. Development started in September, 1986. Since 1987 opened to the outside world during the Spring Festival, it has received nearly 3.5 million Chinese and foreign tourists.

Swallow Cave is famous for its unique landscapes, such as the wonders of ancient caves, Chun Yan parties, stalactite plaques and bird's nest tricks. Outside the cave, among the steep cliffs, there are ancient and famous trees, more than 30,000 square meters of natural forest land, and dozens of birds thrive. Hundreds of thousands of white-waisted swifts nest on the rock walls inside and outside the cave, hence the name Yanzi Cave. Every spring and summer, swarms of swallows fly like arrows, and hundreds of thousands of swallows haunt them. The sound of whispering is endless, and the sound of swallows and water is sung in the cave, forming a cave symphony that shakes the valley. Yanyu Dongcheng is rich in bird's nest, which is a treasure that nourishes beauty beauty. Every early autumn, local farmers climb the ceiling more than 50 meters high and 450 meters long with their bare hands to collect bird's nests in stalactites. The thrilling scene is breathtaking.

The wonders of the ancient cave are not only the spring breeze swallows, but also the scenery of Swallow Cave. The cave is divided into two parts, one is dry and the other is wet, the other is up and down, and the other is dry and the other is water. The trunk hole looks like a huge natural bridge with light on both sides. The cave hall is spacious and can accommodate thousands of people. Along the mountain, there are a group of stone halls, stone platforms, aerial plank roads and air verandahs. In the stone hall, stalactites and stone stilts hang low and are shaded by stone curtains. Dozens of cliff stone carvings and poems are all over the cave, echoing the stalactites hanging in the water cave. Stalactite hanging plaque is a unique landscape of Yanzi Cave. On the stalactites hanging from the top of the cave 50 meters away from the river, there are thousands of plaques in the past dynasties, all of which are hung by local farmers climbing the cliff with their bare hands, which is amazing. The underground water tunnel formed by the Lujiang River rushing into Dongting Lake is more than 4,000 meters long, with an entrance more than 50 meters high and a width of 30 meters. It's magnificent. The fantastic beauty of the swallow cave is still in the water cave. According to the research of relevant experts, this cave has a history of more than three million years. Due to the erosion and dissolution of rapids for millions of years, the cliffs in the cave are steep and stalactites are varied. It is really an ancient, strange, secluded and deep exploration, such as a tour of the Dragon Palace, the Art Palace and the fairy world.

There are three groups of large karst landscapes on the 3 km winding tour line in the cave. Each scenic spot presents a variety of stalactites. There are dozens of halls in the whole water tunnel, the largest of which is more than 20,000 square meters, with hundreds of scenic spots and a tourist area of more than 40,000 square meters. Longquan, the first scenic spot, is secluded, with 34 meters of towering jade pillars, thousands of lotus stands emerging in the river, and dozens of landscapes such as the first marriage of the dragon girl, the double elephant sipping, the golden lion roaring, the Yaotai site and the Taoyuan scenic spot. The beauty of Tianjie in the second scenic spot. At the top of the cave wall at the end of the scenic spot, climb an inconspicuous hole of about 6 square meters, and a higher-level hall with an area of about 3,000 square meters is presented. The stalactite landscape is extremely rich, with a large area of rolling stones as white as jade, crystal clear, fluffy and needle-shaped and tubular; Hanging, horizontal and vertical, slender and exquisite, grotesque and ubiquitous, it brings together the essence of all caves, and people call it the Crystal Palace. Closely connected with the pier of the first scenic spot, it is a cliff corridor 35 meters above the river bed, with a total length of 250 meters and an area of 2,300 square meters. The promenade is divided into several halls by stone pillars, stone curtains and stone screens. There are beautiful women welcoming guests, treasures of the old palace, elephant ears hanging, dusk of the castle, the banquet of the Eight Immortals, the old monk enjoying the moon, the way to learn from the scriptures and other attractions, and there is a lounge of 300 square meters. The dream world in the third scenic spot is 20 meters away from the end point of the second scenic spot/kloc-0, which is an independent dry cave connected with the water tunnel. The cave is 40 meters high and oval with an area of 20,000 square meters. The concentration of scenic spots is the essence of Yanzidong landscape, accounting for two-thirds of the discovered landscape. Among them, swans fight toads, snails talk, rhinoceroses look at the moon, Kunpeng spreads its wings, coconut groves in the south, Gong Xuan's unique scenery, turtles and snakes compete for supremacy, and the European stage. There are all kinds of stalactites hanging in the cave, which are beautiful and dazzling.

The water tunnel tour is 750 meters long. You can enjoy the spectacular scenery along the river by taking a dragon boat down the river from the mouth of the cave. You are in the magnificent Swallow Cave and drive directly to the Dream World Hall in the third scenic spot. The hall covers an area of 13000 square meters, and there are colored light fountains and waterfalls on the right side of the hall. Visitors can dance in the ballroom 3 million years ago, taste Jianshui snacks and buy various souvenirs.

In the development of the third scenic spot in Yanzidong, the developer found two ground stone tools and a chopping tool behind the scenic spot, accompanied by teeth, bones and carbon chips of animals such as water deer, pigs, dogs and squirrels. Appraised by Zhang, director of the Paleoanthropology Research Office of Yunnan Provincial Museum, this is a Neolithic cultural site dating back 3000 to 4000 years, which will be developed into a new scenic and cultural tourist area in the future.

He Zhiqiang, Governor of Yunnan Province, inspected the Yanzi Cave on February 30th 1987 1987, and wrote an inscription on the spot: The cave is beautiful in the mountains and beautiful in the south. 1June, 989 to1October1June1June, China Insurance Cave Expedition jointly inspected Yanzi Cave, which was highly praised by Dr. P. Veron, chairman of Bulgarian Cave Federation and a famous cave expert: Yanzi Cave is one of the most spectacular and largest caves in Asia. Because of its swallows, huge area and rivers, it is also a leader in world-class caves.

Jianshui Yanzidong Scenic Area is the earliest developed tourist area in Jianshui Scenic Area. The Jianshui County Party Committee and the government have designated August 8 as the Bird's Nest Festival since 1990. Tourism sets the stage and plays an economic role. At that time, guests from all sides can see the thrilling scene of collecting bird's nest, watch the exhibition of ethnic customs, visit Jianshui scenic spots and negotiate to buy famous local products of Jianshui, which has played a positive role in promoting the development of Jianshui economy.