Jiutian Cave is located in Lifuta Township of Sangzhi County, 72 km west of Zhangjiajie City. It is currently the largest cave found in China, three times larger than Lichuan Cave, which is said to be the largest cave in the world.

Jiutian Cave is discovered by Warrior Wang Hai, a mountain cave explorers, in 1987. In 1988 it is was officially open to visitors and listed as provincial scenic area. In the same year, after investigation and evaluation of international cave experts, they agreed that Jiutian large has unique landscape and there are a number of caves that were not developed. So it was suitable for carrying out expedition. Therefore, International Karst Cave Organization formally accepted Jiutian as a member of it and identified Jiutian cave as a base for exploration. After exploration, it is found that there are old trees and other fossil karst cave inside the cave. It is a rare natural landscape and also has high scientific value.

Jiutian Cave is the largest hole in Asia - Jiutian, because here are nine skylights connected with the cave, thus it got this name. the cave is divided into three layers, with a total area of 2.5 million square meters. The lowest layer is 420 m under the ground. Inside the cave, there are 40 halls, 3 underground rivers, 12 waterfalls, 5 bridges, and 3 natural lakes. There are numerous stalagmites, stalactite, stone curtains, etc. Jiutian Cave is recognized as a wonder among caves in China.

The first skylight is not only the largest one in Jiutian cave, but also the one that is nearest to the ground (so we generally choose to this skylight to go in or come out of the cave). It is 54 meters above the ground according to experts, the hole into the ground we are standing gap between the upper and lower 18 meters. When you enter hole, inside the first place is a hall with an area of approximately 250 square meters.

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Travel Tips
Add: Lifuta Township, 17 km away from Sangzhi County, Zhangjiajie City.
Opening time: 08:00-18:00
Entrance Fee: CNY 60

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