Yellow Dragon Cave
Yellow Dragon Cave
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wilsonhocw
Singapore, Singapore3,574 contributions
Mar 2024 • Friends
Physically challenging, and I won't recommend to anyone with bad knees, unfit or elderly persons.
Visited this Yellow Dragon Cave (Huanglongdong) on Monday, 11 March 2024, as the original optional tour "Fairy Fox Show" was cancelled (under renovations).
Only a short boat ride (less than 10 mins) inside the cave, but there's a long treacherous walk up and down the narrow, steep, wet, slippery steps uphill and downhill...
There's a total of 4 stages of physically demanding walking after the boat ride. Stage 3 is the resting point and short cut to the cave exit. But even that, it's still a long 20-30 mins walk from Stage 3 to the exit.
Kindly take note that the "rude" young lady cave Guide will not allow anyone to turn back and drop out and will try to coax everyone to complete this long, physically challenging, and arduous cave walk.
Visited this Yellow Dragon Cave (Huanglongdong) on Monday, 11 March 2024, as the original optional tour "Fairy Fox Show" was cancelled (under renovations).
Only a short boat ride (less than 10 mins) inside the cave, but there's a long treacherous walk up and down the narrow, steep, wet, slippery steps uphill and downhill...
There's a total of 4 stages of physically demanding walking after the boat ride. Stage 3 is the resting point and short cut to the cave exit. But even that, it's still a long 20-30 mins walk from Stage 3 to the exit.
Kindly take note that the "rude" young lady cave Guide will not allow anyone to turn back and drop out and will try to coax everyone to complete this long, physically challenging, and arduous cave walk.
Written March 15, 2024
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homunculus2000
Montreal, Canada22 contributions
Dec 2014 • Solo
This cave is a marvellous and multivalent destination, by turns a peaceful area for repose and a vibrant space of self-exploration. Highly recommended for the supernatural, creatures of Darkness, owls, fungal pods, curious half-elves, human tourists, and bats who were born in the cave then left to explore & mate and are now looking to settle down. It is adequately dank. And, of course, there is the yellow dragon. If you ask the dragon a proper question, you will receive a proper answer. No dumb questions. Even though the dragon exudes a fierce erotic force, do not make any ribald comments in front of the dragon, though winking is sometimes permitted. In order to access the dragon’s chambers, you have to defeat the Ancient Vampire, so I recommend equipping the Amulet of Valgorth for a +5 resistance against fire magic. DO NOT SLAY THE DRAGON. 4/5
Written December 18, 2014
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Traveldog T
Suzhou, China2 contributions
May 2014 • Family
When entering the cave they'll open the gates for batches of 60 at a time. I'd suggest hanging back for about 5 minutes and let the hoards rampage through first along with the guide squawking through the megaphone. Then take a leisurely stroll behind them, at least until you meet other hoards coming and going. Whilst all taking it in turns shouting at the walls like tourettes ridden cavemen so they can hear their own echos.
From reading some other reviews I don't know how you would ever get lost in there, as there are signs pointing to the exit on every turn, as well as cave people everywhere doing their typical thing. And if you're afraid of walking up wet steps then don't bother as a good percentage of the cave is accessed by wet steps. I didn't see one cave man slip on my way through, so you might get lucky and survive.
All in all, I enjoyed it and got some nice photography done. And once you realize how old the formations of the stalagmites are, you will find that it's quite an impressive cave. If you have time to kill as we did, I would recommend it.
From reading some other reviews I don't know how you would ever get lost in there, as there are signs pointing to the exit on every turn, as well as cave people everywhere doing their typical thing. And if you're afraid of walking up wet steps then don't bother as a good percentage of the cave is accessed by wet steps. I didn't see one cave man slip on my way through, so you might get lucky and survive.
All in all, I enjoyed it and got some nice photography done. And once you realize how old the formations of the stalagmites are, you will find that it's quite an impressive cave. If you have time to kill as we did, I would recommend it.
Written May 5, 2014
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Wander & Wonder
Singapore, Singapore1,698 contributions
Sep 2017 • Family
A must visit when in Zhangjiejia - very humongous cave with roof as high as a mountain. You can take a boat ride In a river inside cave and escalators to bring you to top of cave. Need strong legs, lot of climbing, good exercise. Many interesting colorful rock formation. There is a super tall spire which is still ‘growing’.
Written June 18, 2018
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Calvary09
Singapore, Singapore44 contributions
Dec 2017 • Couples
Yellow Dragon Cave like other Karst caves have interesting formations . But unfortunately marred by the very harsh lightings. Do not miss the smaller cave closer to the entrance called the Maze whcih is separately charged at 30 yuan. Regrettably i missed it cos tired out from the relentless climbings and descendings. Fellow visitors who visited all commented it is quite different from the rest and you could feel them..sigh! they should have just included in the main ticket charge..
Written December 29, 2017
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jameshuang
Taipei, Taiwan2,002 contributions
May 2016 • Family
Huanglong Cave (黃龍洞, also called Yellow Dragon Cave) is a famous scenic spot in Wulingyuan Scenic Area (武陵源景區) and a national 4A rated scenic area. It is located in northeast of Zhangjiajie about 40 km (24.9 mi) by car. According to experts, the cave was an ocean with limestone and dolomite at the bottom about 3.8 billion years ago. It was about 65 million years ago the crustal uplift caused the vadose cave to dry up. Finally, the cave, formed by the water, became the Huanglong cave we see today. It is a karst cave, with unique limestone formations, pools, underground rivers, underground lake and large caverns. The discovered cave, covering 48 hectares (118.6 acres), is about 15 km (9.3 mi) long and 140 m (459 ft) high at its highest. It was discovered in 1983 by local people. The Huanglong Cave was officially open to the public in October 1, 1984.
We had visited at least five caves before, and this is the largest cave we have ever seen. Although it is not the largest in the world, its huge chambers and underground river with countless stalactites (鐘乳石 - a type of formation that hangs from the ceiling of caves) and stalagmites (石筍 - a type of rock formation that rises from the floor of a cave due to the accumulation of material deposited on the floor from ceiling) made it an exciting and unforgettable trip in Zhangjiajie. We came on a rainy day, and it was definitely not a perfect day for staying outside. When we arrived at the site from the parking lot, immediately we saw an unusual large building with the roof covered by grass. It was the new Hallelujah Concert Hall (哈利路亞音樂廳), but it was not open when we visited. We took a small car to the entrance of the cave. There were many waterwheels along the path before we entered the cave. Once we entered the cave, we saw colorfully lit stalactites and stalagmites. Most of them had information signs onsite. In about 30 minutes, we arrived at the pier where we took a boat through the underground river inside the cave to enjoy a different way of viewing the stalactites. It was a short 5 minutes ride, then we needed to climb a long stair up to the upper lever of the cave. Although it has many steps, you can stop and take photos along the stairs. There are many points of interest inside the cave such as: Gathering Hall (前廳, Dragon Dance Hall), Rattle River (響水河), Dragon’s Palace (龍宮大廳) - the biggest hall, Paradise Pillar Street (天柱街) and the one and only Sacred Needle for Stabilizing the Sea (定海神針) – the 19.2 m (42.3 ft) thin and high stalagmites which is the tallest in the cave. It requires at least two hundred thousand years to grow to that height.
The whole trip required 2 to 3 hours. Inside the cave is cold even in summer and bringing a light coat is necessary. I love the cave, but it has too much concrete on the pathway and stairs that make walking comfortable but unlike a natural cave. Those colorful lights also make those natural stalactites and stalagmites look artificial.
We had visited at least five caves before, and this is the largest cave we have ever seen. Although it is not the largest in the world, its huge chambers and underground river with countless stalactites (鐘乳石 - a type of formation that hangs from the ceiling of caves) and stalagmites (石筍 - a type of rock formation that rises from the floor of a cave due to the accumulation of material deposited on the floor from ceiling) made it an exciting and unforgettable trip in Zhangjiajie. We came on a rainy day, and it was definitely not a perfect day for staying outside. When we arrived at the site from the parking lot, immediately we saw an unusual large building with the roof covered by grass. It was the new Hallelujah Concert Hall (哈利路亞音樂廳), but it was not open when we visited. We took a small car to the entrance of the cave. There were many waterwheels along the path before we entered the cave. Once we entered the cave, we saw colorfully lit stalactites and stalagmites. Most of them had information signs onsite. In about 30 minutes, we arrived at the pier where we took a boat through the underground river inside the cave to enjoy a different way of viewing the stalactites. It was a short 5 minutes ride, then we needed to climb a long stair up to the upper lever of the cave. Although it has many steps, you can stop and take photos along the stairs. There are many points of interest inside the cave such as: Gathering Hall (前廳, Dragon Dance Hall), Rattle River (響水河), Dragon’s Palace (龍宮大廳) - the biggest hall, Paradise Pillar Street (天柱街) and the one and only Sacred Needle for Stabilizing the Sea (定海神針) – the 19.2 m (42.3 ft) thin and high stalagmites which is the tallest in the cave. It requires at least two hundred thousand years to grow to that height.
The whole trip required 2 to 3 hours. Inside the cave is cold even in summer and bringing a light coat is necessary. I love the cave, but it has too much concrete on the pathway and stairs that make walking comfortable but unlike a natural cave. Those colorful lights also make those natural stalactites and stalagmites look artificial.
Written September 16, 2016
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Anurag J
Noida, India65 contributions
May 2015 • Family
It is the largest and longest caves we had ever seen. The experience inside with the colorful lighting is awesome. The boat ride inside the caves is fun. The rock formations inside are interesting.
Written May 26, 2015
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ProfessorMUSTAFA
Los Angeles, CA2,011 contributions
Apr 2015 • Friends
Breathtaking scenery , long endless steps up and down . NEDD a lot of energy to see all . Worth the efforts .
Written April 29, 2015
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Ilovepannekoeken
Shanghai, China60 contributions
Apr 2014 • Couples
You can purchase a ticket for the cave at the cashier after the bridge, it takes some time and it's over priced. The ticket for the labyrinth can be purchased inside for 15 kuai extra but is just a wast of money.
One good thing about the Huanglong cave was the "foreigners way in". Me and my partner saw the sign but did not go till some friendly Chinese pointed it out to us. Sure we got in and did not have to wait for the huge huge crowd in front of us. You can wonder around by yourself (recommended) or stick to the group.
The cave is very crowded. However (luckily) there are tours in Chinese included in the price so you mostly encounter people when a group passes by though this happens quite often. You can hear them coming from far as the guide will have a speaker and the tourists are super loud. Also there is one part in the cave where the guide actually encourages people to shout which is not very nice when you are in a cave.
The colored lights, crowds, noise and disrespect to the nature ruin the atmosphere and make it not worth while. The short boat trip was nice though.
One good thing about the Huanglong cave was the "foreigners way in". Me and my partner saw the sign but did not go till some friendly Chinese pointed it out to us. Sure we got in and did not have to wait for the huge huge crowd in front of us. You can wonder around by yourself (recommended) or stick to the group.
The cave is very crowded. However (luckily) there are tours in Chinese included in the price so you mostly encounter people when a group passes by though this happens quite often. You can hear them coming from far as the guide will have a speaker and the tourists are super loud. Also there is one part in the cave where the guide actually encourages people to shout which is not very nice when you are in a cave.
The colored lights, crowds, noise and disrespect to the nature ruin the atmosphere and make it not worth while. The short boat trip was nice though.
Written April 17, 2014
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yakir1
Ramat Gan, Israel123 contributions
Sep 2012
apart from the big name it is a very below average stelegmite stelegtite cave. not worth tha time or the money. much better are the others noth in china and in slovania and Israel. skip it .
Written July 24, 2013
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Hi, what are the working hours of the Cave in June?
We would like to visit it in the afternoon, after Tianmen mountain...so what is the latest hour when we can enter the cave?
And can we buy the ticket when we arrive there? Thank you!
Written March 5, 2018
Hi, thx for the answer :) but we have already been in China in June. For Tianmen mountain we needed only half of day, but still didn't go to the Cave. insted we went back to Wulingyuan park to see Yellow stone village.
Written September 25, 2018
How accessible for handicapped people are the caves?
Written January 2, 2018
Not very good. It's dark inside and the walkway is up and down with some steps. The ground was wet around the boat dock area and it was slippery.
Written January 4, 2018
Yellow Dragon Cave, Zhangjiajie
Address: Zhangqing Main Road, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie 427400, China Phone: +86-7445618489 Ticket Price: 80 CNY Time Required: 02:30 Hrs Timings: 07:00 am - 05:00 pm
Written December 26, 2017
What is temperature in summer? Do you recommend a sweater or warm clothes?
Written July 29, 2017
Just prepare a thin long sleeve should be ok as you require to walk a lot of staircase inside you'll sure heat up yourself.
Written July 30, 2017
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