Shanjuan Cave is a fantastic cave located in Yixing, Wuxi, East China’s Jiangsu province. The trees traced backed to the age of dinosaurs, the world famous Yuantong Tower and the largest potting workshop in China can be seen in the scenic spot.

The cave is a delicate and splendid underground palace. It is about 800 meters in length and covers an area of about 5,000 square meters, consisting of the Upper, Middle, Lower and Water caves, which are connected with each other. There are many miraculous legends about the cave and a variety of marvelous and beautiful stalactites in different shapes.

Tips

● Location: Luoyan Mountain, Zhuling Village, about 25kilometers away from southwestern Yixing

● Ticket: 145yuan($23.4) for coupon ticket

● Tel: 0510-87391169

● Opening time: peakseason (March to October)7:30am-5:00 pm;

off season (November to February)8:00am-4:00pm

Travel guides

● Self-driving:

From Shanghai: Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway-Wuxi-Yixing Expressway-(turning right) Nanjing-Hangzhou Expressway (to Nanjing)-Exit at Xushe Town (5 km southward)-Going straight from the exit to the Shanjuan Cave

From Nanjing: Shanghai-Hangzhou-Nanjing/Nanjing-Gaochun County Expressway; traveling 92 kilometers along the Hangzhou-Nanjing Expressway; exiting at Xushe Town and traveling southward for five kilometers; going straight from the exit to the Shanjuan Cave

●Public transportation:

No.2 Travel Bus in Yixing; service time: 05:30-18:00；single fare: RMB 2 to 6.5

Recommendations

Waterfall to the Lower Cave

The waterfall runs down along the cliff to the cave, while gurgling streams slowly converge in it. It looks like a natural landscape picture, which makes the Shanjuan Cave more beautiful.

Boating on the Water Cave

The Water Cave is a unique attraction in the scenic area. The river in the cave is six meters wide, with boats traveling on it the whole year. Visitors may have a view of the caveby boat. The water is as smooth as a mirror.

The purple clay culture

In the Yuantong Tower which is on the top of the mountain, there are 53 suspended purple clay statues of Avalokitesvara. These statues play a pioneer role in the integration of the Buddha culture with the purple clay art. Visitors can alsomake purple clay works by themselves.