Benxi Water Cave Tourism (Group) Co., Ltd. was established on May 5, 1997, with a registered capital of 106 million yuan. The company has two subsidiaries and three branch offices. Its business scope includes tourism management services; real estate sales and purchases; landscape gardening, parking services, car washing, tourist reception, rafting, and the production and sale of tourism souvenirs. The company currently employs 379 people.
The Benxi Water Cave Scenic Area, managed by Benxi Water Cave Tourism (Group) Co., Ltd., is located in the eastern mountainous region of Benxi City, Liaoning Province, approximately 28 kilometers from Benxi’s urban center. Covering an area of 10.6 square kilometers, the scenic area is primarily characterized by karst caves and underground rivers, featuring a unique natural landscape that integrates mountains, water, caves, springs, lakes, and forests. Officially opened to the public on May 1, 1983, the site was admitted as one of the first Asian members by the International Caving Association in 1992. In 1994, it was approved by the State Council as a National Scenic Spot. In October 2005, it was named “China’s Most Beautiful Tourist Cave” by China’s National Geographic magazine. In 2007, it was recognized by the Ministry of Construction as one of “China’s Top Ten Scenic Areas with the Greatest Development Potential.” In 2009, it was successfully included in the List of China’s National Natural Heritage Sites. In 2010, it was officially designated by the China Association for Science and Technology as a National Science Education Base. In July 2015, it was awarded the AAAAA-level tourist attraction designation by the China National Tourism Administration. In June 2018, it was certified by the World Record Certification Agency as “the World’s Longest Underground River System Accessible by Continuous Boat Tours.” In May 2021, at the 4th International Tourism Conference hosted by the International Tourism Federation, it received the honor of “Eritis Award—Most Beautiful Chinese Tourist Attraction.”
The Benxi Water Cave Scenic Area includes attractions such as the Benxi Water Cave (Nine-Bend Milky Way), the Benxi Branch of the China Geological Museum, the Silicified Wood Kingdom, Yan Shui Amusement Park, the Yujing Mountain Ecological Garden, and the Shengdi Folk Culture Park. It has now welcomed over ten million visitors from 120 countries and regions.

The Benxi Water Cave is located in Xieke Mountain, a remnant of the Changbai Mountains. The mountain range is moderately low, with a relative elevation of only 200 to 300 meters. It features rolling, undulating terrain covered with lush greenery and layered peaks. The Taizi River flows just 200 meters from the cave entrance, its waters resembling a jade belt, clear and winding as it meanders onward before emptying into the Liao River and eventually the sea downstream. The cave entrance faces south but looks northward, rising 13 meters above the surface of the Taizi River. The cave’s main body extends inward toward the mountains. The Benxi Water Cave is a large-scale karstic underground river cave system formed approximately 400,000 years ago (during the Middle Pleistocene), constituting a significant aquifer. The explored cave system comprises nine major sections: the Jiugu Yinhe Cave (the main passage), the Panlong Cave (a dry cave), the Yinbo Cave (a water-filled cave), and an extended underground passage upstream. Overall, the Benxi Water Cave runs in a northwest-to-southeast direction. Its primary passages are entirely horizontal, often taking the form of halls, tunnels, chambers, and corridors. The cave boasts an enormous scale, with diverse and spectacular karst landscapes featuring more than ninety scenic spots, including “Jiugu,” “Qigong,” and “Sanxia.” The Benxi Water Cave stretches 3,650 meters in length, covers an area of 49,000 square meters, and has a total volume exceeding 400,000 cubic meters. At its widest point, the cave reaches a height of 38 meters and a width of 70 meters. Inside the cave, air circulation is excellent, and the water flow never ceases throughout the year, with a daily discharge rate of 14,000 cubic meters. The average water depth is 1.5 meters, reaching up to 7 meters at its deepest point. The cave maintains a constant temperature of 12°C. The river course within the cave is winding and serpentine, and the water is crystal-clear, allowing you to see the bottom clearly.
Praised as: “A myriad of wondrous stalactite peaks, a gentle boat gliding through azure waters amidst poetic landscapes; such exquisite beauty can only exist in the realm of immortals—this cave paradise is unique on earth.”