Lingshan Wonderland Scenic Area 灵山仙境风景区

Ticket: 60 CNY per person

Hours: 8:00-16:30

Address: Lingshan Cave Scenic Area, Shuangpu Town, Lingshan Village, Xihu District 西湖区双浦镇灵山村灵山洞风景区内

This summer, the Lingshan Wonderland Scenic Area located in Lingshan Characteristic Town of Xihu District reopens after undertaking one month's renovation. The karst cave whose temperature stays 16 degree Celsius all year round is a great place for people to beat the summer heat. After the renovation, the travel experience will definitely improve.

The moment you enter it, you will be greeted by a cool atmosphere in a corridor called "Qingfeng Corridor" where decoration lights create a view of fireflies flying in the sky on the ceiling and a view of running water on the floor. Inside the cave, there is a mushroom-shaped stalagmite, which resembles a giant jellyfish in an ocean and with stalactites handing down from the cave ceiling, it's like the giant jellyfish swimming in the water. Gently pluck these stalactites and they produce the sounds like a Guqin.

On the left wall of the cave hall, there lies a magnificent stone waterfall, which is tens of meters high and is made of cocoon-like stalactites.

There are many stones growing slowly in the Lingshan Cave and the most obvious one is "Shui Di Shui Shi (Water Dripping Down on a Sleeping Lion)." The stone resembles a sleeping male lion and the water droplets constantly drip from the ceiling of the cave hall down to it. Calcium carbonate precipitates in the water and condenses into a crystal-clear calcium shell on the "sleeping lion".

Viewing from the top of the cave, you will see differently shaped and colored stones.

It's learned that Lingshan Fairyland is the only large karst cave landscape in downtown Hangzhou. Its history can trace back to over 1500 years ago. It is a vertical two-layer karst cave with a vertical height of 109 meters and covers an area of over 4000 meters. The landscape was originally opened in May 1985. Because of the age, the lighting facilities no longer in a good condition and the cave became dimmer and dimmer, which not only affects tourists' touring experience, but also pose potential danger to them as well. 

This May, West Lake Culture and Tourism Group initialed the overall upgrade project of Lingshan Cave lighting with the theme of "A Dream Back to Lingshsan Cave, A Dreamy Trip". The exposed pipes and wires have been re-laid; lighting facilities enhancing the appearance of stalactites and stalagmites have been improved by using sounds, lights, digital equipment, etc. to create an immersive light show.

(Executive Editor: Yijun CHEN)