Zhongfeng Cave
| Zhongfeng Cave | |
|---|---|
| Zhongfeng Dong | |
| Location | Nuoshui River Town, Tongjiang County, Bazhong City, Sichuan Province |
The Zhongfeng Cave[1] (Chinese: 中峰洞), or Zhongfeng Dong,[2] known as "underground karst museum",[3] is a large limestone cave[4] located in Nuoshui River Town, Tongjiang County, Bazhong City, Sichuan Province.[5] In 2000, it was referred to as the "first cave in the all under heaven" by Zhu Xuejian, the then president of the Cave Research Society of China.[6]
Zhongfeng Cave was formed 500 million years ago,[7] and the main cave is 18 kilometers long, divided into three levels, with a total area of more than 800,000 square meters.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Daoxian Yuan (1991). Karst of China. Geological Publishing House. pp. 120–. ISBN 978-7-116-00865-6.
- ^ Pu Xiaorong (1993). Geographical Names Dictionary of the People's Republic of China: Sichuan Province. Commercial Press. ISBN 978-7-100-01452-6.
- ^ "Chengdu to Bazhong has opened round-trip high-speed rail". The Paper. 2019-10-26.
- ^ Dictionary of Bashu Culture, Volume 1. Sichuan People's Publishing House. 1998. ISBN 978-7-220-04111-2.
- ^ "Zhongfeng Cave has gathered many tourists". Qq.com. 2017-06-15.
- ^ "Tongjiang's new name card - the hometown of karst caves in China". Xinhua News Agency. 2015-08-11.
- ^ "The mysterious Zhongfeng Cave". Sichuan Daily. 2014-07-30.
- ^ "Touring the prehistoric underground wonders and the beautiful caves". Sohu. 2014-06-30.
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