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Meishan Cave, also called Meishan Dragon Palace, is a Karst cae which consists of a cluster of queer underground karst carves. It is known as the "most beautiful geological museum in Asia" for five marvels:"Clouds and skies in the Cave", "Birth of Ne Zha", "Rimes in the Heavenly Palace", "Golden Mountain in Water", "Treasure Contained in Treasure", making visitors gasp in admiration.
Meishan Cave, a subterranean limestone cave, is situated on the side of Zijiang River, which is rare in the world. Having the structure of several storeys in the cave with marvelous spectacles, it is proven to be 2,876 meters long, of which 1,896 meters long routes is open to the tourists with a unique underground river of 466 meters. In the cave, there are spectacular flowstones of surprising shapes and all kinds of stalactites, stalagmites and plane sections.  Professor Lu Cunyue from the National Tourism Administration expressed his surprise by acclaiming the cave as “the most beautiful geological garden in the world”. Now, the cave is renowned as one of the world's three largest caves.

The landscape along the river is also unparalleled in China. Quasi-physical landscape includes Dragon Princess Washing Silk, Auspicious Kylin and Jade Tree, Dragon Kissing Crane, Confucius Preaching, Lotus-gate Half-opening, Great Minds Quizzing, Lotus Bridge Boating, Lotus Screen Drooping, Lofty Lotus Hall, Watery Lotus and Budding Golden Lotus.  Artistic landscape includes Greeting Guests, Amazing Caves, Mount Tai scenery, Dragon temple& Jade Tower, Dunhuang Frescoes, and Lotus Palace of Clear Water. Allusions landscape includes The Eight Fairies and The Mighty Naozha.
Meishan Dragon Palace is a newly discovered underground cave of karst. It is composed of thousands of caves. The verified length of the cave is 2876 meters, including a 466-meter-long mysterious underground river. There are many beautiful sights inside. People traveling there can also experience the various folk arts of the Miao and the Yao, two ethnic minority groups in China.

Travel Tips
Add: Xinhua County,Loudi City,Hunan Province
Entrance Fees: CNY 80
How to get there: Take bus from Loudi City to Xinhua County and it is easily to take a taxi to reach the cave.