Autumn and Winter Check-in Challenge Over the course of time, nature has carved countless breathtaking masterpieces – the caves, which are set like jewels in the corners of the world. On this winter day, let's embark on a "warm journey" to find the karst caves on the outskirts of Beijing.
Stone Flower Cave
Shihua Cave, also known as Qianzhen Cave and Ten Buddha Cave (Stone Buddha Cave), is famous for its naturally formed gorgeous stone flowers. If the Shihua Cave is compared to a beautiful painting, then this picture scroll has been quietly unfolded since the formation of the Shihua Cave rock, and it has lasted for more than 400 million years. The stalactite landscape in the stone flower cave is rich and diverse, varied, full of fun, or like a waterfall flowing, or like ten thousand arrows to shoot together, the momentum is magnificent, it is amazing.
The temperature in the cave is constant all year round 13, in this winter, let us walk into the Shihua Cave together, feel the warm embrace of nature, and appreciate the magical charm of the cave.
Silver Fox Cave
Silver Fox Cave is famous all over the world for its famous landscape "Karst Karst Wonder Silver Fox". On the roof of the cave hangs a snow-white calcite crystal shaped like a cat's head fox, nearly 2 meters long, like a thick silver fox tail. In the Silver Fox Cave, the vertical height is nearly 100 meters, the cave body is meandering, and the plane shape is complex. The main cave, branch cave, dry cave, and water hole crisscross each other, and there are both towering and spacious halls and narrow tunnels. The caves are like dogs' teeth intertwined, and the scenery is different. There is also a natural underground river inside the cave, and the water of the river is crystal clear. Visitors can choose to take a boat tour of the cave, where the boatman does not need to rock the oars, but only uses ropes to help them move forward.
The perennial temperature here is constant at about 13 degrees Celsius, so the Silver Fox Cave has become a prestigious treasure place of "warm in winter and cool in summer".
Eight Wonder Caves
Eight Wonder Caves, 1,350 meters long, with a bottom area of more than 200,000 square meters, are known as "the work of heaven and earth, the wonder of the cave". In its depths there are hidden eight wonders, which are miracles washed by underground rivers, especially the huge fold "8" in the cave, which complements the other seven landscapes to form an incomparable underground wonder, hence the name "Eight Wonders".
In the Eight Wonder Caves, there are various forms of stalactite landscapes, such as "Flying Dragon in the Sky", "Optimus Prime", "Dripping Guanyin", etc., the shape of each landscape has its own characteristics, leading people to reverie. With a constant temperature of 16 all year round, it is a "treat" to visit even in the cold winter.
Xianqi Cave
Located in Fangshan District, Beijing, it is the only peculiar karst cave landscape in North China. The cave here is deep and wide, the crystal clear stream in the cave, and the stalactite landscape of different shapes make you forget to return. Entering the Xianqi Cave, the first thing that catches your eye is a tall stalagmite, which seems to be the guardian saint of the cave. If you continue to go deeper, you can see many stalactites with strange shapes, such as "Dragon King's Reward" and "Millennium Ancient Tree", each of which is amazing. In addition, there are crystal clear streams in the cave, as well as stone curtains and stone flowers of various shapes, making people feel as if they are in a magical world.
5. Yunshui Cave
Yunshui Cave is the largest karst cave in northern China and one of the earliest karst caves opened in North China. Yunshui Cave is located in Fangshan District, Beijing, and is a tourist attraction with peculiar cave landscapes. The caves here are varied, there are stalactites and stalagmites of different forms in the cave, such as "flying immortals outside the sky", "children worship Buddha", etc., each place makes ** forget to return. In addition, there are crystal clear streams and waterfalls, as well as stone curtains and stone flowers of various shapes, making you feel like you are in a magical world.
Jingdong Great Cave
This mysterious and spectacular cave is located in Heidouyu Village, Huangsongyu Township, Pinggu District, just 90 kilometers from the city of Beijing. Because it was first discovered in the Jingdong area, it was named Jingdong Great Cave.
The Jingdong Cave has a history of about 1.5 billion years. The landscape in the cave is crystal clear, warm in winter and cool in summer, and the temperature is constant in all seasons. The combination of ancient geological age and unique stratigraphic lithology with natural landscape has endowed it with unique aesthetic appreciation and scientific research value, and has also won it the reputation of "the world's first ancient cave". The roof of the cave is hung with large and small stalactites, and there are many stalagmites growing at the bottom of the cave. When the stalactites on the top of the cave are connected to the stalagmites at the bottom of the cave, the stone pillars are formed. These stalagmites are still growing slowly by falling water droplets, about 10,000 years and one centimeter long, which is very precious. The cave is like a wonderful and tranquil paradise waiting to be explored and admired.
In short, the "warm journey" of exploring the karst caves on the outskirts of Beijing is an unforgettable experience. Here, we can feel the magic of nature and the precipitation of the years, and we can also relax and sublimate our souls. It's a wonderful and tranquil paradise waiting to be explored and appreciated.