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Yellow Dragon Cave

Date：2016/3/21

Yellow Dragon Cavern is a famous scenic spot in Wulingyuan Scenic Area. It is known to the world as ''a wonder of cave on earth'', ''the all-round champion among all caves'' and ''the most beautiful cave in China''. The explored area takes up 24.7 acres. It is a typical limestone cave. The whole cave has four layers, showing us that ''caves in caves, mountains in caves, caves in mountains and rivers in caves''. Geologists from home and abroad unanimously agree that the Yellow Dragon Cavern involves all the knowledge mentioned in speleology with its large scale, diversified landscape and unrivalled beauty. It is unparalleled in the world in terms of cave space, landscape and sightseeing route. It was born as a natural conditioner. Discovered by eight local young men in 1983, the Yellow Dragon Cave was officially open to the public in October 1, 1984. Since its opening, it has encountered with 10 million tourists from near and far.

There are one reservoir, two rivers, three ponds, four stone falls, thirteen halls, ninety eight corridors, dozens of hills, thousands of white jade ponds and ten thousand stalagmites inside the Yellow Dragon Cave. It is full of wonders, such as stalagmites, stalactites, columns, cave flowers, stone curtains, cave pearls, cave corals, etc, just like an amazing underground maze. The Yellow Dragon Cavern has five sightseeing spots: Dragon’s Palace, Fairy Wate, Rattle River, Paradise Pillar Street and Dragon Dance Hall. There are more than 100 attractions, including Mythical Needles Stabilizing the Sea, Snow Pine, King’s Throne, Lift-off of Rocket, Mountain of Flowers and Fruits (Hua Guo Shan), Fairy Waterfalls, Sea-Change, etc.

The surveyed Yellow Dragon Cave has a total length of 7.5 kilometers and a depth of 140 meters. According to a survey conducted by experts, the region where Yellow Dragon Cave is located was a vast of ocean with limestone and dolomite layers on bottom million years ago. It was not until 65 million years ago the crust uplift gave birth to vadose cave, which finally turned to Yellow Dragon Cave by the force of dissolving rock and running water. No wonder it is the all-round champion among all caves in the world.

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