Super detailed guide to Luanchuan for the Lunar New Year
by MidnightSerenity444
Feb 20, 2025
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- **Rare caves in the north**: Formed about 800 million years ago
- **"Dragon Palace" Wonder**: Largest stone shield in China (2.8m diameter)
- **All-season thermostatic 18°C**: warm in winter and cool in summer
- **Light Show Upgrade**: New holographic projection for 2023
🕒 Best time to visit
☀️ **9:00-11:00**: Avoid the tour rush
🌙 **Night show 19:30**: Light show + immersive performance
🚫 Avoid holiday afternoons (crowded)
🎫 Ticket Guide
- **$90 in peak season** (April-October)
- **Off-season $65** (November-March)
- **Night show joint ticket $120** (includes tour + performance)
🚶♂️ Must-see attractions
1️⃣ **Yuzhu Pond**: Hundreds of stone pillar forests
2️⃣ **Overflow Hall**: Colorful stalactite reflection
3️⃣ **Gathering Immortal Palace**: Giant Stone Shield "Dragon King Throne"
4️⃣ **Yao Chi Palace**: The wonder of stone lotus in the water
💡Tips for veteran drivers
- Wear a thin jacket (large temperature difference between the inside and outside of the hole)
- Bring camera tripod (essential for low light environments)
- Watch the holographic projection area first (one show every half hour).
- Wet and slippery in the cave to hold on to the railing
📸 TOP5 check-in spots
✅ "One Kiss for a Thousand Years" Asparagus (Couples Must Shoot)
✅ Dragon King Throne (take a panoramic view with a wide-angle lens)
✅ Galaxy Falls (slow shutter shot water flow effect)
✅ Cave Exit Observation Deck (overlooking the entire Weichuan)
✅ Night light tunnel (sci-fi feel)
🚗 Transportation Guide
📍Location "Chicken Crown Cave Scenic Area" (2 hours from Luoyang)
🚌Luoyang Bus Station has direct bus (35 dollars/person)
🚖 Charter car round trip about 400 dollars
🅿️ Parking $10/day
**Cold Trivia**:
• Asparagus grows only 1 cm in 100 years
• Served as an air-raid shelter during the Anti-Japanese War
• Cave contains blind fish ecosystem
**attention**:
⚠️ Do not touch stalactites (will stop growing)
⚠️ Be careful with your head (some aisles are short)
⚠️ Do not deviate from the tour route alone
After playing, you can go to the nearby "Chongdu Groove" or "Longyu Bay" to satisfy the geological and natural experience at once! Remember to feel the fantasy of Chicken Crown Cave firsthand, the camera can't capture that kind of shock ~🌌✨
Post by 麻甩君子 | Aug 12, 2025















