Earth:Zhongfeng Cave

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Short description: Limestone cave in China


Zhongfeng Cave
Zhongfeng Dong
LocationNuoshui 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]

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