From Guiyang to Zhijin Cave, the most economical route should be to take the train to Zhijin County Railway Station with a hard seat of 28.5, and then take a taxi for 20 yuan per person to Zhijin Cave Scenic Area.
Zhijin Cave can be called the first karst cave in China. It includes 6 halls with an area of more than 10,000 square meters and 13 halls with an area of more than 3,000 square meters, covering almost all types of karst accumulation forms. Stone shields, stalagmites, stone flowers, moon milk stones, curly stones, wall flow stones... Hundreds of thousands of years have shaped them into various forms of art, constantly stimulating your aesthetic senses.
The developed tourist area of Zhijin Cave is about 3.4 kilometers long, most of the trails are relatively gentle, and there is only a section of stairs in the middle of the tour. Since the cave can only be walked in one direction, as long as you enter the cave, you must walk the entire distance. The tour time is about 2 hours. It will be more comfortable to wear flat non-slip shoes. Even in summer, the cave is cool, so it is recommended to bring a thin coat.
White natural light is used in the cave to make these white karst landscapes visually closer to the original appearance. Some stalactites have shown a slight gray-black color, which is caused by excessive carbon dioxide and tourists' hand sweat, so do not touch the stalactites in the cave, let alone smoke.
Known as the "treasure of the town cave", the Silver Rain Tree is a pine-shaped stalagmite with a height of 17 meters. The position and amount of water dripping have never changed for 170,000 years, so it has formed a straight and slender shape today; another The pine-shaped stalagmite with peculiar shape is the sister Yushu, which grows side by side. Although it is the youngest stalactite landscape in the cave, it has a history of 50,000 years. The Overlord Helmet, known as the "No. 1 Treasure in the Palace", is the most realistic helmet-shaped stalagmite found in the world so far.
Tickets for the Zhijin Grand Canyon, which is 3 kilometers away from Zhijin Cave, are generally sold in bundles with Zhijin Cave. It is a scenic spot formed by geological relics such as canyons, tiankengs, skylights, and cliffs. Go up the mountain along the 3-kilometer-long plank road on the cliff of the canyon, and finally take the elevator back to the ground, and then return by the sightseeing car. During the tour, you will see a lot of "natural bridges". It is said that at sunset, you can see the scene of swallows returning to their nests near the swallow cave on the way.
In the evening, you can go back to live in Zhijin County, which can be regarded as an ancient city. It is designed according to the pattern of the Eight Diagrams of the Book of Changes. , Kun, and Dui Gong. You just walk along the river, taking the route of Kui Pavilion-Fengxi Academy-Doumu Pavilion-Caishen Temple.