Two-day traveling route in Fengshan, Bama

It takes about 3.5 hours to travel from Nanning, the capital city of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, to Bama Yao autonomous county in Hechi, a world renowned longevity village.

Driving along the Panyang River, you can enjoy the over 100-kilogram karst landscape gallery. Then you will visit the centenarians in Bama's Bapan village, and the imposing limestone karst cave, Baimo Cave.

The Leye-Fengshan World Geopark, which was listed in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) world geopark directory in 2010, is the next destination.

The geopark has the largest sinkhole cluster in the world, and covers an area of 930 square kilometers. It boasts grand karst scenery, as well as fresh air with a very high concentration of negative oxygen ions here in Fengshan county.

The beautiful natural scenery of the Leye-Fengshan World Geopark in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo by Huo Yan for chinadaily.com.cn]

Stops at the Fengshan Martyr Monument, Chuanlong Cave Scenic Area, and Sanmenhai Scenic Area are arranged for the second day of the tour.

Chuanlong Cave is where the Leye-Fengshan World Geopark Museum is located. It is China's fifth largest and the world's ninth largest cave passage, boasting a variety of stalactites and picture exhibits of the formation of the karst geological relic landscape.

Sanmenhai Scenic Area in Fengshan county is one of the sources of the Panyang River, where you can take a boat trip to view the seven closely joined caved-in sinkholes.

The price of the two-day tour in Bama and Fengshan counties is 395 yuan ($56.38).