List of caves in China

Calcite accretion at Seven Stars Cave.

Majishan Grottoes

China is notable for its natural and man-made caves

This is an incomplete list of caves in China. It includes natural caves and rock cut grottoes.

Natural caves

Name	Depth (m)	Length (m)	Geology	Remarks
Benxi Water Caves				Liaoning Province
Binghu Cave		120 m (390 ft)	karst	Zhejiang Province
Crown Cave				Guilin Prefecture-level city
Furong Cave		2,846 m (9,337 ft)	karst	Chongqing Municipality
Fu Yuan Dong	1,000 m (3,300 ft)			near Daluo village, Guangxi province [1] [2]
Hongqingsi Grottoes				Yima, Henan
Huanglong Cave		15 m (49 ft)	karst	Hunan Province
Jiangzhou Cave System	150 m (490 ft)	53,070 m (174,110 ft)		Guangxi Province
Kizil Caves				Xinjiang Province
Longgu Cave		120 m (390 ft)		Hubei Province
Luobi Cave			karst	Hainan Province
Macaque Cave			karst	Hainan Province
Reed Flute Cave				Guangxi Province
Seven-star Cave			karst	Guangxi Province
Shanjuan Cave				Jiangsu Province
Shuanglong Cave		33 m (108 ft)	karst	Zhejiang Province
Shuanghedong	912 m (2,992 ft)	400.7 km (1,315,000 ft)	gypsum and dolomite	Guizhou Province
Tenglong Cave		52,800 m (173,200 ft)	karst	Hubei Province
Taiji Cave		54,000 m (177,000 ft)	karst	Anhui Province
Tianyuan Cave				Beijing Municipality
Xianren Cave	14 metres (46 ft)			Jiangxi Province
Xueyu Cave		1,644 m (5,394 ft)	karst	Chongqing Municipality
Yiyuan Rong Cave Group			karst	Zibo, Shandong Province
Yilong Cave		4,200 m (13,800 ft)	karst	Jiangxi Province
Zhijin Cave		13,500 m (44,300 ft)	karst	Guizhou Province
Zhoukoudian			karst	Beijing Municipality. Site of the discovery of Peking Man, (Wade–Giles: Choukoutien).

Buddhist grottoes

Name	Depth	Length	Geology	Remarks
Bhaisajyaraja
Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves
Bingling Temple
Binyang Middle
Binyang North
Binyang South
Dazu Rock Carvings
Hidden Stream Temple Cave
Kizil Caves
Kumtura Thousand Buddha Caves
Lingyin Temple
Longmen Grottoes
Maijishan Grottoes				Located in Gansu Province.
Mogao Caves				Located in Gansu Province.
Tuoshan
Western Thousand Buddha Caves				Located in Gansu Province.
Yulin Caves				Located in Gansu Province.
Yungang Grottoes

See also

• List of caves
• Speleology

References

1. "Chinese Village Finds Alien-Fish in Cave". Weird Asia News. Feb 11, 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
2. "Villagers catch 'alien-looking' fish from lake 1,000m below ground in local cave, Daluo village, Bam..." Rex USA. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2012.