In addition to famous mountains, beautiful river scenic spots, including the Yangtze River and Wujiang Gallery, are also amazing. However, you will be impressed by karst caves in Chongqing after enjoying gorgeous mountain-and-river landscapes.
Speaking of the most well-known karst cave in Chongqing, a tremendous example is Wulong Furong Cave, located by the Furong River, one tributary of the Wujiang River.
Furong Cave is the only one of its kind in China listed among the World Natural Heritages.
Furong Cave is a large-size limestone cave, came into being around 1.2 million years ago. Every step inside brings various scenery: the cave hall called “Golden Palace,” the Sky-reaching Big Pillars, the Great Waterfall Curtain, etc.
The Furong Cave in Fairy Mountain, National Geological Park
Furong Cave is the only one of its kind in China listed among the World Natural Heritages. Blessed with a mass of sediment and stalagmites with the height ranging from 10 to 30 meters, it reaches the height of dozens of meters and with immensely magnificence and brilliance.
The attractive stalactites look glittering and translucent, and the colorful Yaochi Pond is also crystal-clear.
Fengdu Xueyu Cave, another famous karst cave in Chongqing, impresses us by the features of whiteness and delicacy. The attractive stalactites look glittering and translucent, and the colorful Yaochi Pond is also crystal-clear. The flowing water and the stalactite landscapes enhance the beauty of each other, immersing people in an “ice and snow” world embellished by white-jade-like stalactites.
The stalactites in Xueyu Cave can grow 33mm a year.
In Xueyu Cave, 80% of the stalactites are as white as snow and with an unusually fast growth rate. Generally, the stalactites in other caves grow 1mm every 100 years, while those in Xueyu Cave can grow 33mm accordingly, making them the fastest-growing stalactites around.
Currently, Chongqing has over 40 well-developed karst caves with unique characteristics, including Furong Cave, Xueyu Cave, Nanchuan Jinfo Cave, Yubei Zhangguanshui Cave, Youyang Fuxi Cave, etc. They are all well-known with distinctive features, making fantastic contributions to the tourism industry of Chongqing.
According to the Commission, beautiful landscapes presented to visitors benefited from the unique geographical conditions of Chongqing. Through hundreds of millions of years of crustal movement, the caves with different sizes and various appearances have taken shape in Chongqing.
Karst caves in Chongqing are famous for steepness, magnificence, and excellence, competing to present more underground beauty than scenic spots on the ground. Sediments inside these karst caves are in various shapes and styles, jointly contributing to the beautiful scenery. Thus all of them are rich in landscape resources.
Source: CQCB