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Kaiyuan South Cave is located under the high mountains about 8 kilometers south of Kaiyuan City. The South Cave has three spring pools with flowing water all year round, one of which can be entered by boat. The cave is not only cool and pleasant, but you can also enjoy the wonders of stalactites such as stone buds, stalagmites, and stone pillars. This spring is the main source of water for local residents in Kaiyuan to drink and irrigate farmland. Outside the cave, there are towering ancient trees and steep mountains and rocks.
In the third year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, Yang Shenyou, the top scholar in Yunnan, came here and inscribed the word "Nandong" on the side of the cave. The name of the cave has been used until now. In the second year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, Zou Yinglong, the governor of Yunnan, wrote "The Story of the Tongling Cave", so it is also called "Spiritual Cave".
There is a Laughing Buddha under the small cliff. Tourists buy chips and throw them into his belly, and they will laugh out loud, which is very interesting. There is also a rhinoceros statue next to it in the shape of a full moon. There is a legend about this rhinoceros. It is said that a rhinoceros was chased into the cave by nearby villagers, so spring water flowed out of the cave. In order to prevent the rhinoceros from running away, people The entrance of the cave was blocked with stones, but suddenly water gushed out everywhere in the village. After digging the entrance of the cave, the water stopped.
opening hours
8:00-18:00