Suoxiyu Valley is the center of Wulingyuan scenic zone. It covers an area of more than 180 square kilometers and is the largest of the three zones. Landform here is the same as Zhangjiajie and Tianzi Mountain, mainly making up of sandstone peaks. However, in the east, there is a collection of caves, for example, Yellow Dragon Cave and Goddess Cave. These are caves made of limestone. In terms of rare animals, Suoxiyu Valley boasts more than 20 species, such as leopards, pangolins, and giant salamanders. There are more than 20 groups of rhesus monkeys with their total number reaching to 1000. According to scientific statistics, trees here have 93 families, 208 genus, and 679 species in all. Among them, those that are under national special protection reach to 19 species. Wild medicinal herbs are extraordinarily rich. There are 500 species in all.

　　　　　　　　　　　Yellow Dragon Cave

　　Located in the east of Suoxiyu Valley, about 10 km away from the Jindi Ground, Yellow Dragon Cave is called underground magic palace. At the entrance, mists coil. In the cave, passages zigzag. Stone shoots, stone stalactites, stone curtains, stone pianos, and stone flowers can be founded there. In this cave, we can see "cave beyond cave, tower beyond tower, sky beyond sky and mountain beyond mountain". There are four layers, about 1600 meters high, having one reservoir, two brooks, three waterfalls, four ponds, thirteen halls and ninety-six passages. The Yellow Dragon Cave is 13 km in length. The biggest hall in it is 12,000 square meters which can hold 10,000 people. The cave is so big that it is in fact another world under the ground. Entering the cave, you will feel you are in a fairyland, beautiful and tranquil.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　Baofeng Lake

　　Visiting Baofeng Lake, you will appreciate beautiful views like poems and paintings. Baofeng Lake, surrounded by peaks, is 2.5 km in length. It is a man-made multi-functioned reservoir which can be used for containing water, irrigation, fishing, producing electricity and sightseeing. Baofeng Lake is like a great mirror with green hills surrounding it. It will be a nice and comfortable thing for people to go boating here. Mirror its reflection in the lake, and wild stockades are precipitous, the hills are green and the water is clear.