In the gateway of the Xiling Gorge on the Yangtse River, 17 miles away from Yiling District, there is a scenic masterpiece- Gold Lion Cave. According to classics textual research, this splendid and magnificent limestone cave, formed about 1 million years ago, can be rated No.1 in Hubei Province.

The Gold Lion Cave,1853m in depth, 48m in width, and 59m in height, is divided into the upper layer, the middle layer, and the lower layer, with developed space of over 200, 000 cub meters. 

The Gold Lion Cave is also known as Peace Cave. There is a spring inside which sprinkles all year round and tastes sweet. Goldlion Cave is a surface cave in its maturity stage, formed by long time corrosion of the underground water in lime-rock area. The insoluble calcium carbonate in lime-rock has been converted into slightly soluble calcium bicarbonate when interacting with water and carbon dioxide. Different amount of calcareousness in different limestone layer and different degree of erosion result in the beautiful, strange, and steer cave.

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Address: Liaojialin Village, Yiling district, Yichang City