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Mount Laojun and Jiguan Cave 老君山·鸡冠洞Lǎojūn Shān Jīguān Dòng
5A scenic area · Luoyang, Henan
- Time needed
- 1–2 days
- Days to budget
- 1½ days
- City
- Luoyang
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Nature
- Listed as
- 5A scenic area
About Mount Laojun and Jiguan Cave
One of the main peaks of the Funiu range, renamed in the Tang after the legend that Laozi retired here to cultivate the Way; Taoist temples have stood on it since the Northern Wei, and three cable-car lines and a long ridge walkway lead up towards the Golden Summit, a cluster of Taoist halls on the crest. The joint 5A area also includes Jiguan Cave a few kilometres west of Luanchuan town, a limestone cave 5.6 km long, of which about 1.8 km of stalactite halls is open, at an even 18 °C year-round.
How to get to Mount Laojun and Jiguan Cave
The Laojun visitor centre is on the south-eastern edge of Luanchuan county town, roughly 2½ hours by expressway from Luoyang.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Yangzigou Scenic Area 养子沟 (under 10 km), Longyuwan National Forest Park 龙峪湾 (under 10 km), Laojun Cave Scenic Area 老君洞 (10 km), Funiu Mountain Ski Resort 伏牛山滑雪度假乐园 (20 km), Baiyun Mountain 白云山 (20 km).
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