Zhijin Cave Scenic Area in Bijie City, referred to as Zhijin Cave Scenic Area, is a tourist attraction located in Guanzhai Miao Ethnic Township, Zhijin County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province. The scenic area is the main park of Zhijin Cave UNESCO Global Geopark. The scenic area covers an area of 17.39 square kilometers (some sources say the scenic area covers 15.7 square kilometers).
Zhijin Cave Scenic Area is composed of three geomorphic units representing different karst development processes: Zhijin Cave, Qijie River, and Dongfeng Lake. Zhijin Cave Scenic Area has a complete karst system with multiple levels, multiple systems, multiple categories, and multiple forms. Its landscapes and spatial forms are peculiar, and it has the cave characteristics of being "large," "wondrous," and "comprehensive." The cave body of the scenic area is divided into four levels, with a surveyed length of 12.1 kilometers. The widest span of the cave chamber is 175 meters, and the relative height difference is 150 meters. The general height and width are both between 60 and 100 meters, with a total area of more than 700,000 square meters. It is divided into 12 halls, including Yingbin Hall, Talin Palace, Lingxiao Hall, and Shiwandashan. In the scenic area, karst grooves, karst channels, steep large river valleys, natural bridges, and karst caves are everywhere. The main attractions include Wangyue Tower, Talin, Nantianmen, Wanshou Mountain, Wangshan Lake, Guanghan Palace, Xuexiang Palace, Lingxiao Palace, Tiandu Square, and Yinyu Palace. It is a tourist attraction integrating science popularization, exploration, research and study, sightseeing, and vacationing.
On July 15, 2022, Zhijin Cave Scenic Area in Bijie City, Guizhou Province, was designated a National AAAAA-level Tourist Attraction by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China. It became the ninth National AAAAA-level Tourist Attraction in Guizhou Province and the second in Bijie City.