Jiuxiang Photo Gallery

Places and attractions from the gallery are featured in the tours listed below. Please refer to each itinerary for a detailed account of the specific attractions included in that tour.

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Yunnan Highlands Local Culture 11-Day Tour (CIT004): Kunming 昆明 (Stone Forest 石林 / Jiuxiang 九鄉) – Dali 大理 – Lijiang 麗江 – Xianggelila (Shangri-La) 香格里拉

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Jiuxiang Scenic Area (photo by CIT)	Jiuxiang's Yincui Gorge, seen from above (photo by CIT)	The gorge rises high above (photo by CIT's Anna Qin*)


Your tour begins with a lively boat ride through the Yincui Gorge, and voices echo off the walls (photo by CIT)	A local tour guide accompanies you into the cavern (photo by CIT)	The walkway descends into the gorge... (photo by CIT)	...and the entrance swallows you like an enormous maw (photo by CIT's Anna Qin*)


The ceiling rises high over your head (photo by CIT)	As the cavern closes in, you feel like an explorer (photo by CIT's Anna Qin*)	The cavern features a great variety of limestone formations, some with colorful lighting (photo by CIT's Anna Qin*)	More lighted formations (photo by CIT)


Don't miss the world-famous "Feudal Headman Castle"... (photo by CIT's Anna Qin*)	...and "Posture in Lying of an Old Immortal Man After Drunkenness" (photo by CIT)	A vast chamber within the cavern, much larger than a photo can convey (photo by CIT's Anna Qin*)


After crossing a bridge, you continue the tour (photo by CIT's Anna Qin*)	A waterfall flows into the entrance (photo by CIT's Anna Qin*)	More falls near the entrance (photo by CIT's Anna Qin*)	A magnificent cascade deeper in the cavern (photo by CIT's Anna Qin*)


The waterfall flows far down into the depths (photo by CIT's Anna Qin*)	If you don't want to make the long climb to the exit, you can just take an inexpensive "sedan" ride (photo by CIT's Anna Qin*)	From there, you can ride a horse back to the park entrance (photo by CIT's Anna Qin*)


You can also take a chairlift... (photo by CIT's Anna Qin*)	...and enjoy a vertiginous view of Jiuxiang's hills and forests (photo by CIT's Anna Qin*)	A delicious dinner of steaming wild mushroom hotpot awaits you in Kunming (photo by CIT)