Karst Wonderland Exploration Guide

️ Zhijin Cave Basic Introduction
📍Address: Guanzhai Township, Zhijin County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province
🚗 21km from the county seat / 96km from Guiyang
🌟Title: World Geopark + China’s Most Beautiful Tourist Cave TOP1✨
This karst wonderland formed 200 million years ago hides the world’s densest and most diverse stalactite formations! Follow this guide to explore~

💎【Four Must-See Highlights】
1️⃣ Density and Variety Ceiling
⚠️Stunning data: 40+ types of deposits + 80+ special stalagmites!
From goose-neck stalactites and stone curtains to the rare flowering "Silver Rain Tree"🌺, this place is the encyclopedia of caves📚

2️⃣ Spectacular Check-in Spots
✔️Overlord Helmet: a giant 14-meter-high stalagmite, full of majesty👑
✔️Silver Rain Tree: divine beauty! Flowering stalagmites breathtakingly beautiful
✔️Lingzhi Mountain: a whole mountain face covered with stone flowers like giant lingzhi mushrooms🍄

3️⃣ World-Class Scale
👉The world’s No.1 density giant stalagmite group (50+ stalagmites between 20-40 meters high!)
👉5300㎡ flowstone dam, a geological wonder🌊

4️⃣ Billion-Year Formation Story
⏳Growth rate: 1 centimeter = 100 years!
🌊Formation process: shallow sea → crustal movement → river erosion → romantic dripstone formation~

🎫【Tickets & Discounts】
💰Peak season (March-November): 140 RMB/person (includes sightseeing bus)
💰Off-season (December-February): 130 RMB/person
🎁Half price for students｜Free for under 14 / 60+ / military / disabled

🚌【Complete Transportation Guide】
🚂By Train:
Guiyang → Zhijin Station → transfer to Bus No.10 direct (fare 4 RMB)
✈️By Plane:
Bijie Feixiong Airport → 1.5h self-drive / bus transfer to public bus
🚍By Bus:
Guiyang Bus Station → Zhijin Bus Station → same Bus No.10
🚗By Car:
Depart Guiyang → Hukun + Xiarong Expressways direct

📸【Travel Tips】
⏳Recommended duration: 2-4 hours
👣Route: one-way tour, total length 6.6km
👔Clothing: 10-16℃ inside the cave! Remember to bring a jacket🧥
👟Shoes: non-slip sports shoes are a must!

🏨【Accommodation Recommendations】
1️⃣ Zhijin Hotel
🏯 Qing Palace-style architecture | 30 min drive from the scenic area
2️⃣ Lajia Shishe Inn
🌿 Miao ethnic style | Guanzhai Village Potou Group
3️⃣ Huaduli Inn
🌸 New Chinese style | super convenient inside the scenic area!

🍲【Food List】
✔️ Zhijin Griddle Cake
✔️ Buckwheat Cold Noodles
✔️ Boiled Rice Balls
✔️ Eight Bowls Soup
✔️ Fa Ba (fermented rice cake)
Foodies, remember to come hungry😋