Gaxian Cave Forest Park

　　 Gaxian Cave Forest Park is situated in the northwest of Alihe Town, Oroqen Autonomous Banner, about 3.5 kilometers from the town center, with a total area of 15,819 hectares. The park is surrounded by mountains on all sides, featuring rippling blue waters and verdant landscapes that complement each other beautifully. The Gaxian River, which flows from the northwest to the southeast, stretches 25 kilometers in length with an average depth of 0.4 meters. Lush Xing’an willows and sweet poplars grow along both banks, and the crystal-clear river presents a unique scenic view.

　　  The park is home to a diverse range of rare birds and animals, and grows various edible fungi and medicinal herbs, making its wildlife and plant resources extremely rich. Artificial lakes, corridors, European-style buildings, Mongolian yurts, and xierenzhu (traditional conical tents) form a uniquely picturesque natural landscape combined with culturally distinctive human elements. The national first-class protected cultural relic, Gaxian Cave, is situated on a towering 100-meter-high granite cliff within the park. It is the site of the ancient “stone chamber” dwelling of the Xianbei ancestors of the Northern Wei Dynasty’s Tuoba clan. On the left wall inside the cave, there is a stone-carved ancestral worship inscription left by Tuoba Tao, who sent his minister Li Chang to conduct rituals here in 443 AD. The inscription consists of 19 lines and 201 characters in Chinese clerical script, dating back over 1,550 years. The park offers a variety of recreational activities, such as ethnic song and dance performances, crossbow shooting, wildlife viewing, dining, amusement park rides, cave exploration, karaoke, boating, hiking for panoramic views, and fishing. The best visiting season is from May to the end of October. The park is fully equipped with tourism service facilities, with the peak tourist seasons being spring, summer, and autumn. It receives around 20,000 domestic and international visitors annually.

　　 Transportation Guide

　　 Location: Northwest of Alihe Town, Oroqen Autonomous Banner, Jiagedaqi District, Daxing’anling, Heilongjiang

　　 By Public Transport: You can take a minibus or taxi from Jiagedaqi Railway Station to Gaxian Cave Forest Park

　　 By Car: Drive along Provincial Highway S310; the park is located 5.1 kilometers along Zhongyang Road