Enshi Grand Canyon: Qixingzhai and Yunlong Ground Fissure
Compare Qixingzhai’s cliff views with Yunlong Ground Fissure at Enshi Grand Canyon. Plan your arrival, ticket components and time for the visit.
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Enshi Grand Canyon gives you 2 contrasting karst landscapes to choose between: the cliff scenery and open viewpoints of Qixingzhai, and the narrow, stream-cut Yunlong Ground Fissure. Qixingzhai is a high karst landscape of sheer cliffs, rock pillars and peak clusters. Yunlong is a U-shaped fissure with waterfalls and running water.[1] The operator's scenic-area overview describes both.
Choose the landscape that suits your visit
Qixingzhai is the choice for broad canyon scenery, rock formations and open viewpoints. Its open area covers 7.2 kilometres, with sinkholes, fissures, cliffs, peak clusters, rock pillars, caves and underground rivers. Its landmark is the "One Incense Stick" pillar, 150 metres tall and only 4 to 6 metres wide. Yunlong Ground Fissure is the more enclosed gorge: 3,600 metres long and on average 75 metres deep, with streams and waterfalls such as the Rainbow Fall, the Yunlong Fall and ice falls.[1] If you have time for only one, choose between the cliff landscape and the fissure. If you want both, check how the tickets connect before you set your route.
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Getting to the scenic area
Enshi Grand Canyon lies outside Enshi city, 49 kilometres from the urban area and 39 kilometres from Lichuan.[2] Plan the trip from your town to the scenic-area entrance as a separate leg, and confirm the pickup point and departure times with your accommodation or the operator before you rely on a same-day connection.
The operator's visitor hotlines are 0718-8542-333 and 400-0718-126.[3]
Understand the separate ticket items
Tickets are sold at the visitor-centre windows, from 08:00 to 16:00 between 1 March and 31 October and from 08:30 to 15:00 between 1 November and the end of February. Tickets are not refundable once sold. The operator's price list is marked 2025, and it counts 1 March to 30 November as high season and 1 December to 28 February as low season.[3]
| Component | 2025 amount | Price basis |
|---|---|---|
| Qixingzhai admission | CNY 105 high season; CNY 80 low season[3] | Per admission ticket |
| Yunlong Ground Fissure admission | CNY 50[3] | Per admission ticket |
| Uphill cableway | CNY 105[3] | Uphill ride |
| Scenic shuttle plus ground cable | CNY 50[3] | Per person per trip |
| Qixingzhai outdoor escalator | CNY 30[3] | Per person, one-way trip |
| Yunlong sightseeing elevator | CNY 30[3] | Per person, one-way trip |
These are separate line items, not an all-in package. An admission ticket is valid for 2 days. Visitors aged 7 to 18, students up to university undergraduate level and visitors aged 60 to 69 pay half price on admission. Children aged 6 and under, or under 1.2 metres, and visitors aged 70 and over enter free.[3]
Plan around the actual visit
Allow about 5 hours for a full visit, plus about 1 hour for the round-trip scenic shuttle. Because the ticket is valid for 2 days, you can spread Qixingzhai and Yunlong over 2 days. The scenic area can take up to 8,000 visitors at one time and up to 25,000 a day.[3] Pick the area that matters most to you first, and leave room for the transfer from town.
For wider route planning in China, see the China travel guide.
Sources and background
Numbers in the text such as [1] refer to these sources.
- [1] Enshi Grand Canyon Tourism Development Co.: Official scenic area overview: Qixingzhai and Yunlong Ground Fissure. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- [2] Hubei Provincial People's Government: Enshi Grand Canyon destination profile. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- [3] Enshi Grand Canyon Tourism Development Co.: Official ticket information with 2025 listed rates. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Qixingzhai is a high karst landscape of cliffs, rock pillars and open viewpoints. Yunlong Ground Fissure is a U-shaped gorge 3,600 metres long with a stream and waterfalls. Both are open to visitors.
The canyon lies 49 kilometres from the Enshi urban area and 39 kilometres from the Lichuan urban area. Arrange the last leg to the scenic-area entrance with your accommodation or the operator.
On the operator's 2025 list, Qixingzhai costs CNY 105 in high season (1 March to 30 November) and CNY 80 in low season (1 December to 28 February). Yunlong Ground Fissure costs CNY 50 in both seasons. Cableway, shuttle, escalator and elevator are charged separately.
No. On the 2025 list, the uphill cableway costs CNY 105 and the shuttle plus ground cable CNY 50 per person per trip, each as its own ticket. Escalator and elevator rides cost CNY 30 each way.
Yes. Both are open, and an admission ticket is valid for 2 days, so you can see them on separate days. Allow about 5 hours for a full visit and about 1 hour for the round-trip shuttle.
Confirm the transfer from your town to the entrance, which tickets your route needs, and the ticket office hours. The ticket office closes at 16:00 between 1 March and 31 October and at 15:00 from 1 November to the end of February.
