Self-Driving Tour Guide to Huangya Cave Scenic Area, Licheng County, Changzhi, Shanxi.

Huangya Cave Scenic Area, Located in Licheng County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province, is named for its yellow mountain cliffs and a natural stone cave halfway up the cliff. It's a scenic area that combines natural beauty with revolutionary tradition. It was once an arsenal base behind enemy lines in North China, the earliest and largest arsenal established by the Eighth Route Army. It is now the largest and best-preserved national-level red anti-Japanese war site, hailed as: "An Anti-Japanese War Museum Without Walls." Famous attractions: Arsenal, Martyrs' Cemetery, Huangya Cave Grottoes, etc. Currently a National AAAA-Level Tourist Attraction. National Patriotism Education Demonstration Base. --------------------- Opening hours: 8:00–16:00. Ticket prices: CNY 120. (Online: CNY 85.) Ticket + One-Way Elevator + One-Way Cable Car + Three Electric Cart Rides: CNY 270. (Online: CNY 180.) Transportation information: (For reference) Bus: 1: There are direct buses from Licheng to Huangya Cave. 2: Buses from Licheng to Zuoquan, Dongyadi, and Yangquan all pass by Huangya Cave. 3: Public buses from Changzhi to Yangquan and Changzhi to Zuoquan (round trip) also pass by Huangya Cave. Self-Driving: Navigation Destination: Huangya Cave Scenic Area Parking Lot. Accommodation information: Poster's Accommodation: Bolong Villa Hotel at Huangya Cave Training Center. Other Travelers' Accommodation: In Changzhi city center and near the scenic area, there are many hotels of high, medium, and low grades, and quite a few farm stays. Choose according to your needs. You can book online in advance to be prepared. Food information: Shangdang cured donkey meat, Ten Great Bowls, Huguan lamb soup, Yincheng pork soup, Zhangzi pig head meat, boiled pig liver, Shangdang stewed pork knuckle, steamed dumplings, flung pancakes, fried pancakes, meat broth with plain dumplings, jujube cake, dry steamed buns, crispy baked cakes, etc. You can feast to your heart's content and satisfy your stomach's desires. Itinerary: (Poster's) Enter the scenic area through the ticket gate, Take the scenic area electric cart, Arrive at the lower elevator station, Take the elevator up the mountain, Tour the Shantuo Scenic Area: (Feitian Waterfall, Wufu Terrace, Tongtian Pavilion, Tianshang Renjia (Heavenly Abode), Shantuo Temple, etc.) Then take the cable car up the mountain, Enjoy the view from the cable car cabin, After getting off the cable car, Take another scenic area electric cart, Get off at Longmenjia Station, Start walking the cliff-hanging plank road, Admire the Wengyilang Gorge from the plank road, Reach Sanchakou (Three-Fork Intersection), Take a tank ride up the mountain, Reach Huangya Cave (view from a distance), (Huangya Cave is closed to the public) Then walk, pass the Martyrs' Cemetery, Arrive at the former site of the arsenal complex, Complete the visit, Return to Sanchakou via a different path, Walk through Wengyilang Gorge again (inside the gorge), Arrive at Taihang Gate Square, Take the scenic area electric cart again, Return to the ticket gate, End the pleasant journey. Total itinerary: The poster's self-driving tour, Starting from Shandong, lasted over 10 days, And covered the following places: Hengshui, Hebei: Hengshui City Museum. Yangquan, Shanxi: Guguan Great Wall, Beishan Park, Yangquan City Museum. Tianning Temple Twin Pagodas. Jinzhong, Shanxi: Dazhai Scenic Area. Changzhi, Shanxi: Huangya Cave Scenic Area, Longmen Temple, Dayun Chan Temple, Yuanqi Temple, Tiantai An, Faxing Temple, Chongqing Temple (filming location for Black Myth: Wukong) Guanyin Hall (filming location for Black Myth: Wukong) Changzhi City Museum. Tongtian Gorge Scenic Area, Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon Scenic Area. (Including: Baquan Gorge Scenic Area, Hongdou Gorge Scenic Area, Qinglong Gorge Scenic Area.) Anyang, Henan: Ma Family Manor, Yuan Lin (Yuan Shikai's Tomb), Han Qi Temple, Cao Cao Mausoleum Relics Museum. Finally, wishing you a pleasant journey. Enjoy the adventure!