Located in the prime area of Shilihualang, it is a demonstration base of cultural industry in Guilin, Guangxi, with beautiful natural scenery and the inheritance and exhibition of Dong and Miao ethnic culture.
The Butterfly Spring Scenic Area has colorful peaks and caves, winding mountain paths, gurgling springs, lush vegetation, singing birds and fragrant flowers, which is a beautiful place.
The scenic area has unique natural landscapes, colorful ethnic cultures, and a taste that combines popular and elegant styles. "Traveling in the mountains is like reading history, and viewing the scenery is like appreciating a painting."
Highlights include various butterflies, Yangshuo's only original suspension bridge, Dong songs and Miao dances, and Yangshuo's only Nantianmen viewing platform that overlooks the panoramic view of the Ten-mile Gallery.
Attractions Location: Yangshuo Tianlai Butterfly Spring Scenic Area, beside National Highway 321, Yangshuo County, Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Tickets:
Regular ticket: RMB 55
Free travelers can enjoy certain discounts with valid student ID, senior citizen ID, disability ID, etc.
Opening hours:
08:00-18:00 (Monday to Sunday, January 1st to December 31st)
Contact Details: 0773-8811466
Transportation:
Take the small bus to Gaotian from Yangshuo Bus Station, and tell the driver to get off at Butterfly Spring.
Time reference: 1-3 hours
Discover the enchanting Tianlai Butterfly Spring, famous for its natural butterfly habitats and tranquil spring scenery, ideal for nature lovers and photographers.
Accommodation/Food: Stay in Nanning city hotels; try Guangxi specialties such as luosifen (snail rice noodle) at local restaurants.
Souvenirs: Butterfly-themed crafts, local honey, herbal teas
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Souvenirs: Butterfly souvenirs, temple incense, local handicrafts
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Accommodation/Food: Nanning city center; try ethnic minority dishes and local street snacks.
Souvenirs: Tea leaves, butterfly crafts, local fruits
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Souvenirs: Ethnic textiles, butterfly souvenirs, local snacks
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Accommodation/Food: Stay in Nanning and near Detian; enjoy local ethnic cuisine, freshwater fish dishes.
Souvenirs: Butterfly crafts, waterfall-themed gifts, minority silver jewelry
A six-day itinerary covering Nanning's parks, Tianlai Butterfly Spring, and other natural wonders.
Accommodation/Food: Comfortable hotels in Nanning and Guilin; sample rice noodles, ethnic snacks, and local teas.
Souvenirs: Butterfly crafts, Guilin rice noodles, minority embroidery
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Accommodation/Food: Stay in Nanning and Guilin; enjoy diverse Guangxi cuisine including river fish, spicy snacks, and herbal teas.
Souvenirs: Butterfly-related souvenirs, local teas, ethnic handicrafts, bamboo products
Very beautiful scenery, can be with the one you love.
Located in the prime area of Shilihualang in Yangshuo County, it covers an area of 80,000 square meters, 2 kilometers away from Yangshuo County and 60 kilometers away from Guilin. It is a Guangxi and Guilin cultural industry demonstration base with beautiful natural scenery and inheritance and exhibition of Dong and Miao ethnic culture.
During the off-season, you can charter a tourist bus to the scenic area. When I arrived at Butterfly Spring, I found that you can actually charter the scenic spot. Butterfly Spring is a karst cave. The colorful lights are a bit gaudy, but it's really warm in the cave.
I passed by Butterfly Spring but didn't go in. I thought it looked pretty from the outside.
After a few stops from Yulong River rafting, we arrived at Butterfly Spring Scenic Area. We need to buy tickets to enter. We bought them from locals for 45/person. I heard that you can see the panoramic view of Yulong River and waterfalls from the top of the mountain, but after reaching the top of the mountain, I found that I couldn't see Yulong River. I didn't find the waterfalls throughout the whole journey. Compared with the ticket price, this can be omitted.
The stalactites in the cave appear in various shapes under the decoration of lights, but I don't find it new to see caves with stalactites. Halfway through the journey, you can choose between a free suspension bridge and a paid glass bridge. I chose the free suspension bridge because I am a little afraid of heights. Fortunately, the suspension bridge didn't shake too much, and I finished the walk with trepidation. I took a glance at the surrounding scenery. Although it was good, it was still slightly inferior to the Yulong River. Climb to the highest point and look at the small town from afar. Although there is no panoramic view of the Yulong River, the view from above is still good. If you have enough time, you can come here to climb the mountain.
It should be the wrong season, so I didn't see many butterflies. I walked through the mountains and rivers and there were performances by ethnic minorities. Although I was dizzy after going out to shop, it was still a conscientious attraction.
Tianlai Butterfly Spring is located in the prime area of Shili Gallery. The most conspicuous sign is the huge monarch butterfly on the mountain wall. After parking the electric bike, I bought tickets at the ticket office. The ticket price is 55 yuan/person, and the online ticket price is 40 yuan/person. Online ticket purchases need to be booked one hour in advance. The tail of the butterfly is the entrance to the scenic area. There is nothing to see in the cave. There are two suspension bridges coming out of the cave. The left one is free to pass, and the glass suspension bridge on the right is charged, 10 yuan per person. This kind of glass bridge that is neither thrilling nor exciting is probably only played by children.
Climbing to the observation deck on the top of the mountain, you can overlook the scenery of the surrounding ten-mile gallery. In fact, the mountain is not very high. It took not long to climb to the top of the mountain. The interactive program of ethnic minority songs and dances that resounded throughout the scenic area reached my ears. I didn't stay at the observation deck for long, and I hurriedly ran down the winding path. There is a slide car that takes you directly to the foot of the mountain on the top of the mountain. Of course, it is charged separately, but the journey is not particularly far, so there is almost no need to consider it. The core program of Tianlai Butterfly Spring is the song and dance performance of ethnic minorities. Tianlai refers to Dong songs, and butterflies refer to Miao dances. There will be 6-8 performances every day, each performance lasting about 30 minutes. When I arrived at the performance venue, I happened to catch the performance of the Miao anti-row wooden drum. The Dong nationality's big song has also been included in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. People who hear it for the first time will have a doubt in their hearts, what are the lyrics of the Dong nationality's big song, and only after listening to the guide's introduction did they know that they were imitating the cuckoo's call: cuckoo, cuckoo... At the end of the show, actors dressed in beautiful ethnic costumes danced happily hand in hand with tourists. At this time, you need to pay attention. After the dance, you must want to take a photo with the beautiful Dong and Miao girls. They may even ask you if you want to take a photo. Please note that taking a photo is charged.
It was very hot and stuffy, but it was OK, there weren't many people there.
There are many aunties soliciting customers at the foot of the mountain, saying that they can buy discounted tickets for 45 yuan/person. I don't know what the trick is. Anyway, it is cheapest to buy tickets online, but you have to buy them in advance and you can only use them one hour after placing the order. When you enter, you will pass through a 300-meter cave, which is super cool inside, and then start climbing the mountain. You will pass a cable car. If you want to walk on the glass bridge, you need to buy another ticket. Then you will pass through a mountain trail with many strange rocks and reach an observation deck; then you will go down the mountain. If you want to take the slide down the mountain, you have to buy another ticket for 20 yuan/person. When you go down, you will pass a super long shopping area and arrive at the performance square. The performance is quite interesting, with folk songs and dances, but there will also be sales tactics. Overall, the experience is okay, and the scenery on the mountain is nice~
It's not a must-see attraction because it doesn't have to have a lot of features.
Yangshuo is a one-day tour with a group to check in. Guilin is still recommended to travel independently. A very ordinary cave landscape, named after a butterfly-like stone. Personally, I think the surrounding Guilin landscape is more beautiful than the scenic spot.
The characteristic is also stalactites. On the way to the Ten-mile Gallery, the scenery and performance are average.
Really bad, not only is the ticket price expensive, but there is nothing to see inside. Parking is charged at the entrance of the attraction, the glass bridge above is charged, and taking photos with people in ethnic costumes during the performance is charged... The attraction is finished in 15 minutes... The ticket price is 50 yuan, the least worthwhile attraction
We first saw the Butterfly Spring, parked the car and entered the gate. There were a lot of tourists, and there was a huge colorful butterfly sculpture at the gate. The ticket was 80 yuan, and most of the tourists were from travel agencies. In fact, we couldn't see the dancing butterflies as imagined by the name in the scenic area. There was only a stalactite in the cave that looked like a butterfly, and it was named after the spring water flowing out of it. There were also singing and dancing performances and a butterfly exhibition. We didn't go to "join in the fun", just took a photo of the big "butterfly" at the gate and left.
Yangshuo Butterfly Spring is located in the prime tourist area of the "Ten-Li Gallery" in Yangshuo Moon Hill Scenic Area.
There is no spring at Butterfly Spring, but a small cave. Beyond it is a village with girls of many ethnic groups performing. After the performance, you need to walk out of the square where the performance took place. At this time, girls will come to take pictures with you. It costs 20 yuan per girl, and you can’t refuse their enthusiasm at all... There is a road in the middle that leads to Nantianmen, and there is a slide that allows you to slide down the mountain, but I didn’t go...
Overall, Butterfly Spring is still very beautiful. It is a small scenic spot in Guilin, one of the Ten-Li Gallery, and it is quite famous. The scenery plus the ethnic performances are a very fulfilling scenic spot overall. The only thing that is discounted is that after the performance, the performers will drag you to take a photo and charge you, so friends who go there should be careful about this place.
The artificial large butterfly logo on the exterior of the scenic area is very eye-catching.
The feature is the performance, which is good. There is a suspended plank road that you can walk on. If you have time, you can climb to the top of the mountain.
There is a tour guide to explain, if you have never been to the cave, you can still go there
To visit Butterfly Spring, you must first visit a section of the karst cave before going to the performance venue. There are beautiful Dong girls there, and the performance is very nice, with a lot of ethnic customs.
Passing by, besides the big butterfly, I don’t know what else
It's my second time to Yangshuo. The first time, only Butterfly Spring was left in the Ten-Li Gallery, so I came this time thinking I could escape the heat. But it only took a few minutes to walk through the karst cave, and then I walked down the mountain after crossing the 50-meter Buyun Bridge for more than ten minutes. There were vendors selling things all the way at the foot of the mountain, and you could only pass through the middle of the merchants. The singing and dancing performances were particularly bad. The performances at the beginning were not long, and they would interact with the audience at the end. After the interaction, they would let you take photos with them in the name of commemoration. After the photos, it turned out that you had to pay, 10 yuan for one actor, and 20 yuan for taking photos with two actors. Then after the performance, it was the exit. There were originally two exits, but the road to one exit was blocked by staff, so they asked you to go through the other exit, and this exit was full of vendors selling things all the way. Although you can buy 🉑️ or not, the overall feeling was not very good. In short, as far as Butterfly Spring is concerned, considering the scenery inside and the 55 yuan ticket, I personally feel that the cost performance is not high
There are many kinds of butterflies, and you can see many that you have never seen before. Unfortunately, we went there in the wrong season, so we could not see any butterflies, only butterfly specimens.
Unlike the Julongtan Underground River Cave, the entrance to the Butterfly Spring is halfway up the mountain (if I remember correctly = =). It is not as wet as the Julongtan Underground River Cave. There is a part without colored lights, so you can directly see and touch the "calcium carbonate"...
I just came back from Guilin. When I was shopping in Dongxixiang, I saw a store called Lijiangyuanwei doing an event. It gave away tickets and hotels. If you buy 200 yuan of local specialties, you can get tickets to Elephant Trunk Hill. At that time, I thought I had to buy souvenirs for my friends anyway, so I bought 200 yuan for a ticket. The next day, I went to play in Elephant Trunk Hill. It felt very affordable. It was much more cost-effective than taking a boat outside and watching from a distance. If you have friends who go, you can go and have a look. I think it's quite a bargain. I heard from the waiter in the store that you can also exchange for a hotel. I booked the hotel in advance and didn't ask for the hotel. Later, I went to Meituan to check out the hotel. It was a new hotel. The decoration picture looked very good and beautiful, and the reviews were also very good. I went home and searched for this store on Taobao, and I really found it. The things are also cheaper than those sold in physical stores, and you can also participate in the event. If you need it, you can go and find out. It's for reference only.
There is a small cave inside the Butterfly Spring, you can climb the mountain, walk on the bridge (not long), and there is a performance (Dong ethnic group brothers and sisters perform the process of men and women falling in love and getting married, singing performance). Overall it is pretty good.
A big butterfly and my beautiful back.
In fact, it takes less than half an hour to reach the top of the mountain. There are not many views and it is not very beautiful, but the ticket is 55... There are a few performances on the way down the mountain, that's it.
Butterfly Spring without butterflies and spring water, I wonder if I went there at the wrong time
It's OK. It's located on the road of Shilihualang and has local ethnic characteristics.
There are many tricks and they are fake. Some stalactites are built.
I think one star is too much! The designer of this attraction! Don't you feel bad? A small hole. Not worth mentioning... Then there was a performance! It was embarrassing! Do the dancers dare to dance in unison?
I like this kind of cave attraction. It is very beautiful. Although the weather is not very good, it is also a kind of hazy beauty.
The overall feeling is average, and it can be regarded as a special attraction in the Ten-Li Gallery.
Since it was a cave, we didn't go in and just took some photos outside. Personally, I think the most recommended cave in Guilin is the Reed Flute Cave.
I also prefer the rock climbing opposite the Butterfly Spring. I think it's worth a try, haha.
Compared with Yinziyan, there are fewer landscapes inside, but it is not bad.
Before I knew it, I had arrived at Gongnong Bridge, where I could see boatmen packing up the bamboo rafts and transporting them back to the dock.
The route is roughly Jiuxian - Gongnong Bridge - Shili Hualang - Julongtan - Jinshuiyan - Moon Hill - South Gate of Shili Hualang Scenic Area, and then return from the South Gate of Shili Hualang Scenic Area to Butterfly Spring - Totem Ancient Road - Yangshuo Park.
One of the countless caves in Guangxi. If you want to see caves or springs, there are other places. It is just because it is in the middle of the Ten-Li Gallery that it has become a must-visit place for tour groups. The scenic spot is too complicated and is not recommended.
The show was great, the scenery was beautiful, there were caves and strange rocks.
Located in the prime tourist area of the "Ten-Li Gallery" of Yangshuo Moon Hill Scenic Area, it has Yangshuo's only original suspension bridge, the mountain music waterfall, and the best viewing platform for a bird's eye view of Yangshuo's "Shangri-La" Yulong River and Yangjiao Mountain and other prime rural scenery.
The ticket price for AAA-level attractions is 55. Famous attractions include Butterfly Cave, Butterfly Mountain Waterfall, Butterfly Bridge, Butterfly Mountain Scenic Spot, Butterfly Fate, and Butterfly House.
A very ordinary place, with caves everywhere, without its own characteristics
Because of the entrance fee, I didn't go in, but I looked at the door and felt that it was very deep inside.
If you have money and are interested, you can go in and take a look. It seems that you can drink the spring water.
There is a huge colorful butterfly sculpture on the stone wall at the entrance. People call this giant butterfly "Monarch Butterfly", also known as Golden Swallowtail Butterfly. It is the largest butterfly in China. The area of this "butterfly" is about 280 square meters, which is unique in the world. In fact, you can't see the dancing butterflies imagined by the name in the scenic area. There is only a butterfly-like stalactite in the cave, and it is named after the spring water flowing out. There are also singing and dancing performances and butterfly exhibitions.
We didn’t go into the Butterfly Spring, we just took some photos outside the scenic area, which is actually very beautiful.
The Big Banyan Tree, Moon Hill, Butterfly Spring, and Jianshan Temple are adjacent to each other. Here you can see the caves, have performances, and participate in dancing at the end of the performance to experience the local folk customs. However, the scenery is really average. I always think that the most beautiful scenery is the cycling avenue outside, the rafting on the Yulong River, and the Ten-mile Art Gallery. It is so beautiful that I don't want to return the bicycle. I just want to keep cycling outside.
The water of Butterfly Spring is as clear as a mirror. Every year when the butterfly festival comes, thousands of butterflies fly in from all directions and dance around the spring. The butterflies are as big as a palm and as small as a copper coin. Countless butterflies are linked together with their feet and antennae, and they fly in a string.
Guilin's landscape is the best in the world. It's well-deserved~~~
Tianlai·Butterfly Spring: There is a stone in the cave that looks like a butterfly, so it is called Butterfly Spring. Electric vehicles can be parked in the scenic area parking lot (not outside the scenic area). Tickets and signposts will have the time of the performances, and it is usually necessary to grab a seat half an hour in advance (in addition to wooden chairs in the stands, the stone stairs in front can also be sat on). The tour route is generally from natural landscape to cultural performances. The natural landscape is so-so, with caves, suspension bridges, and slides, and the scenery is not very good. The cultural performances are not bad. At the beginning, there will be a calligraphy master performing magic in the air, and a painting will cost three to five hundred yuan; after that, there will be wonderful performances, with many grandmothers singing softly, and Dong dances, all very good. ——2016.9.16
Just on the way to Shili Gallery, I just passed by but didn't go in
It is a small scenic spot in the Yangshuo Shili Gallery section and is subject to admission fee.
It's just a small cave + a small hill. Didn't see the Butterfly Spring? The slide down the mountain is a bit fun.
Butterfly~Since I went there in 2008~some of the photos are mixed up~I don’t know where they came from~I only uploaded the ones with names.
A completely man-made attraction, there is really nothing to see
When I went there, there were not many butterflies, probably because of the season, but I could still see many butterflies that I don't usually see. The environment was still good.
There is a huge butterfly at the gate and a suspension bridge inside.
There was a big butterfly on the rock. We didn't go in to see it. It was just a cave. We just looked at it at the door and left.
A very boring cave. There was a performance at the end, which was actually a way of selling things. They sold things in different ways every day, sometimes selling special products, sometimes selling calligraphy and paintings. There were many people in the audience. It was boring. If you want to go to a cave, go to Yinziyan, which is really beautiful. The Butterfly Spring Cave is very small and you can finish it in a short time. This attraction is a must-see for group tours. So there will be selling things at the end. A group of girls and boys who were found from nowhere performed how the Miao brothers and sisters expressed their love and confession. The backlash was very boring and I don't recommend going.
Isn't Butterfly Spring the same as Butterfly Valley in Dali? There are no butterflies there, so we didn't go in.
It feels so-so, nothing good to see, really so-so
The Butterfly Spring Scenic Area is more than ten kilometers away from Yangshuo County, and the transportation is quite convenient. The huge butterfly sculpture at the entrance of the scenic area is the symbol of the Butterfly Spring. There are caves and primitive suspension bridges in the scenic area. There is a butterfly-shaped stone in the cave. The scenic area is not large and there are not many things to visit. The only thing worth recommending is that you can enjoy the rural scenery of Yangshuo on the top of the mountain. If you have enough time, you can consider coming here. The sunset view is very good.
The scenery was just so-so and the performance was pretty good, but I just couldn't stand the disguised charging of 10 yuan for taking a photo with the performers. No wonder there was an interactive session at the end. Haha, we were thick-skinned enough to leave immediately when we heard about the money.
Just watch from outside, there are usually tour groups inside.
I really think it's average. Not worth going in.
If you have time, go hiking and cycling along the Li River
Tianlai-Butterfly Spring
The symbol of the scenic area is a huge "butterfly" flying on a rock wall on a mountain peak that you can see by the road. As the name suggests, this is China's largest live butterfly viewing garden, where you can enjoy a variety of butterflies. There is also an exquisite cave in the scenic area, the only original suspension bridge in Yangshuo, and the best viewing platform overlooking the idyllic scenery of Yulong River and Yangjiao Mountain. There are not many places to play in the scenic area, which is more suitable for taking pictures. More people like to go to the mountain next to Butterfly Spring for rock climbing, rappelling, etc.
When you enter, you will see the light from the stones. The dance performance is just average.
Not recommended, there is nothing inside, just a show and a cave. You can buy a pass at school, which costs about 40 yuan for three attractions.
There is a big butterfly at the door. At first I thought it was Butterfly Valley, but it’s not. Tianlai refers to the folk songs of the Zhuang people, which are full of singing and dancing.
There are not many things to see. There is a naturally formed rock shaped like a butterfly, hence the name Butterfly Spring. There is also a Dong ethnic group performance, which lasts about 40 minutes...
I was just riding by and took the following photo
Recommendation index: ★★★
Tianlai Butterfly Spring is about 10-15 minutes (4 kilometers) from West Street, and the ticket is 75 yuan (it is recommended to buy online, which is generally cheaper). It is famous for its butterfly-shaped stone. It is mainly used for viewing karst caves and performances (not as beautiful as Guanyan, Ludiyan, and Julongtan). The cost performance is very average. It is not recommended to visit inside. You can just stop outside to take pictures while riding. Taking pictures of the strange stone of Butterfly Pile is equivalent to seeing it roughly.
At first I thought it was a spring like the Butterfly Spring in Yunnan, but it turned out that they seemed to raise butterflies inside. Some of my friends are afraid of flying insects, so we didn’t go in and took a photo outside the door.
The scenic area is mainly composed of seven parts: Butterfly Cave, Butterfly Bridge, Butterfly Mountain, Liang Zhu Performance, Orchid Bee Garden, Butterfly Edge, and Butterfly Hall. It is named after the spring in the Butterfly Cave that gushes out from the cliff on the mountainside. Located in the prime tourist area of the "Ten-mile Gallery" of Yangshuo Moon Mountain Scenic Area, it has the only original suspension bridge in Yangshuo, the high mountain music waterfall, and the best viewing platform for bird's-eye views of Yangshuo's "Shangri-La" Yulong River and Yangjiao Mountain.
A must-go place when cycling in Yangshuo, although there are no butterflies in Butterfly Spring, it is still very beautiful!
I haven't been in, so it's hard to comment, but it's okay to take pictures outside!
Four-A grade natural sound. Butterfly Spring, Dong song and Miao dance demonstration garden.
The original suspension bridge hangs in the air, and the new prayer bridge costs ten yuan per person.
Winding paths lead to secluded and mysterious caves, and clear springs and streams flow continuously.
Birds chirp, flowers bloom and butterflies accompany you, it's a great time to enjoy the scenery.