Crown Cave of Guilin

Ming Prince Tomb, one of the state cultural relic sites, is a well-preserved imperial mausoleum where eleven princes of the Jingjiang Family during the Ming Dynasty. To strengthen the centralization of state power during the earlier Ming period, the first Ming emperor designated his 24 sons as kings to administer different parts in China. King Jingjiang got his title and built his palace at the foot of Solitary Beauty Peak. The descendent kings chose this mausoleum site as their burial place. Along with the 11 princes' royal relatives, more than 300 tombs are spread over 100 square kilometers here. Served as a foil to the rectangular red wall and the architecture, the spiritoso pine tree and cypress makes the mausoleum stand tall and upright in grandeur and harmony. An elegant porcelain vase displayed here is very precious in the world. Located in an eastern suburb, six kilometers from Guilin city, bus No. 24 can take your there. The admission fee is CNY20.00 per person and the site opens from 08:30-17:30. An half hour stay is fine.

Then you can take bus from Guilin to famous Crown Cave, which will take about 70 minutes (the bus is available in Guilin bus station for short excursions), at the cost of CNY6.50. For the rest of the day, a new experience may interest you. Be a Guilin Farmer for a Day. Find a local family by yourself to experience this kind of special new life style. Do not forget to take some small presents or give some tips (RMB20-RMB30）as reward for the family.

Accommodation is easy to find, but most of them are with very simple facilities. It is recommended to stay in the Yunwu Resort.

Stalactite and stalagmites inside the Crown Cave

Visit the Crown Cave in the second day. It is a giant subterranean river cavern by the Li River. The cave win its name because it looks like a crown. An underground stream passes through the cave and then joins the Li River. The cave has been set with modern sightseeing facilities, including an elevator, small train, yachts and sightseeing roller coaster. Upon arrival, take a sightseeing pulley from Caoping Town to the inside of the cave, or walk on feet to the half mountainside to take the sightseeing elevator to go inside, passing a series caves with fantastic vision to reach the curving bridge. Behind the bridge, you may find the yachts for all travelers to explore in the unknown frontage to appreciate this supernatural cave and rock along with this caliginous riverside by boat only with a little lamp in hand. Views inside were fantastic, stalactites and stalagmites in all strangle shape illuminated by lights glittering a golden glow. In 2000, assessed by headquarters of Shanghai Grand World Guinness World Records, the stalactitic caves of the Crown Cave and its sightseeing roller coaster inside are all listed in the Guinness World Records. So, that is to say, you can visit two Guinness World Records items within one day.

Two hours is fine for this site but if you have interest to explore more, four hours is needed. Calculate your time schedule and leave enough time for your cruise down to the Li River to Yangshuo(for Guilin and Yangshuo tour arrangements, please check the above tour packages ).