Atlas of China
Alu Ancient Cave 阿庐古洞Ālú Gǔdòng
4A scenic area · Honghe, Yunnan
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Honghe
- Region
- Yunnan
- Type
- Nature
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About Alu Ancient Cave
A group of karst caves in Luxi County, billed as the 'First Cave of Yunnan', made up of the Luyuan, Yuzhu and Biyu caves and the underground Yusun River, together more than 3 km long. The Ming geographer Xu Xiake explored the caves and described them in his travel diaries. The name comes from the Yi language, and the caves are part of the Luxi Alu national geopark.
How to get to Alu Ancient Cave
About 3 km north of Luxi county town, which lies more than 160 km by road south-east of Kunming.
Nearby
- Stone Forest 石林 50 km
A maze of limestone blades and towers you can lose yourself in
On the map
Open Alu Ancient Cave on the illustrated map to see the terrain around it and what else is close, and to add it to a trip.
Open Alu Ancient Cave on the map