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Tenglong Cave: 52,800 m (173,200 ft) karst Hubei Province Taiji Cave: 54,000 m (177,000 ft) karst Anhui Province Tianyuan Cave: Beijing Municipality Xianren Cave: 14 metres (46 ft) Jiangxi Province Xueyu Cave: 1,644 m (5,394 ft) karst Chongqing Municipality Yiyuan Rong Cave Group: karst Zibo, Shandong Province: Yilong Cave: 4,200 m (13,800 ft ...
The Longyou Caves (Chinese: 龙游石窟), also called the Xiaonanhai Stone Chambers (Chinese: 小南海石室), are a group of 24 artificial sandstone caverns located at Fenghuang Hill, near the village of Shiyan Beicun on the Qu River in Longyou County, Quzhou prefecture, Zhejiang province, China. [1]
The cave contains numerous waterfalls, and at least three underground rivers, some of which contain cave shrimp, and fish weighing several pounds. [12] Tadpoles, frogs, salamanders, insects, spiders, bats, leeches, blind fish, and mushrooms have also been found. Since 1987, at least 20 expeditions from France and Japan have explored the cave. [13]
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The Mogao Caves, also known as the Thousand Buddha Grottoes or Caves of the Thousand Buddhas, form a system of 500 temples [1] 25 km (16 mi) southeast of the center of Dunhuang, an oasis located at a religious and cultural crossroads on the Silk Road, in Gansu province, China. The caves may also be known as the Dunhuang Caves; however, this ...
Buddhist caves in China — holy sites of Buddhist monasticism and Buddhist pilgrimages, in sacred caves, primarily in Western China. Some are natural caves, others are expanded or excavated caves with rock-cut architecture. Some retain significant Buddhist art works.
The Benxi Water Caves (Chinese: 本溪水洞; pinyin: Běnxī Shuǐdòng) is a partially submerged cavern system containing a forest of stalactites and stalagmites, located 26 kilometres (16 mi) east of Benxi, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China. [1]
Tenglong Cave (Chinese: 腾龙洞; lit. 'soaring dragon cave') is a cave located 6.8 km (4.2 mi) from Lichuan City, Hubei, China. [1] It is believed to be the longest monomer karst cave system in the world. The cave entrance is 74 m (243 ft) and 64 m (210 ft) wide, leading to 59.8 km (37.2 mi) of passageways. [2]