Chinese Pottery City-Yixing

Yixing, a city on the west shores of Lake Taihu, is known for three caverns, the most famous of which is Shanjuan Cavern in Luoyan Hill about 25 kilometers southwest of the city. Tourists can walk along a distance of 800 meters in this cavern of some 5,000 square meters. According to legend, the cavern got its name from a man called Shanjuan who wanted to live in seclusion here after the ruler's of China, Yao and Shum decided to abdicate one after another in favor of Shanjuan sections: the upper, middle, lower and water caverns. The upper cavern, in a snail-shell shape, is filled with mist most of the time and maintains a temperature of about along the walls collects in a pool, so clear that the naked eye can see the bottom, The middle cavern is simply a huge natural rock chamber, 21 meters at the highest point, which can hold 1,000 people. On the sides of the chamber stand a pair of rocks, one bearing a strong re- semblance to a lion, the other an elephant, respectively called the Lion King and Elephant King. At the en- trance is a seven-meter high stalagmite called Foundation Pillar {Dizhu Feng) for its massive size and shape. A 105-step tunnel leads from the middle cavern to the all shapes and sizes. Turning back, one arrives at the water cavern, 120 meters long. On the walls of this underground waterway, colored lights enhance the beauty of eerie rocks.

The Zhanggong Caverns, named after an elderly Taoist who lived a secluded life here, are a group of lime karst caverns on the Yufeng Hill 20kilometers southwest of the city consisting of 72 small caverns totaling 1,000 meters in length. Taoism is a traditional belief in China. The earliest is in Xian China---the Mount.Huashan. It is the most famous Daoism mountain. By the way, Xian is one of the most famous tourism city in China, when you take a  Xian Tour,another well-known tourist attraction  is the Terra cottaWarriors, you should go and visit it. For more information about ChinesePottery and Xian travel, please log on here Xianterracotta warriors tour.

Over 1,500 man-made steps go up from the bottom cavern to the upper cavern. The appeal of the Zhanggong Caverns comes from the interlocking of the eaves filled with strange-shaped boulders and stalagmites. A spiral staircase leads visitors to the Hall of roof overhung with grotesque rocks and stalagmites. Many smaller caves lead off from this hall, all of them interlocked. Once out of the cavern, visitors on top of the
The third cavern, the Valley Spirit Cavern (Linggu Dong), was discovered only in I979 and is smaller than unique sites in the cavern, including a snow-white 17 meter high, over 5-meter; wide and more than 2-meter-thick stone slab.