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The Mystery of the Longyou Caves - kdog - 08-29-2020
Pretty cool place ! Wish I could visit .
Longyou Caves is a complex of 24 artificial caves, constructed into the sandstone geology of Fenghuang Hill in the Zhejiang province of China.
The caves were discovered by accident in 1992, when local farmers drained several ponds revealing five large manmade caverns and 19 smaller caves.
The five caverns, independent from each other measure between 18-34 metres, reaching heights of up to 20 metres with supporting pillars and distinctive shapes remarkably curved with shaking imprints across the cavern walls and ceilings.
After news of the discovery spread across China, it was first proposed that the caves were an obscure natural wonder, as the design and formation was completely distinct from other ancient caves, quarries, mines, or ceremonial caverns constructed in china throughout antiquity to draw a comparison.
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/08/the-mystery-of-the-longyou-caves/134874?fbclid=IwAR0_1c5lYp03a1c42rGIwt0oqqwHyuhoMYo24jldHGqLPoFh3ijqz27716M
RE: The Mystery of the Longyou Caves - Bally002 - 08-29-2020
(08-29-2020, 07:26 AM)kdog Wrote: Pretty cool place ! Wish I could visit .
Longyou Caves is a complex of 24 artificial caves, constructed into the sandstone geology of Fenghuang Hill in the Zhejiang province of China.
The caves were discovered by accident in 1992, when local farmers drained several ponds revealing five large manmade caverns and 19 smaller caves.
The five caverns, independent from each other measure between 18-34 metres, reaching heights of up to 20 metres with supporting pillars and distinctive shapes remarkably curved with shaking imprints across the cavern walls and ceilings.
After news of the discovery spread across China, it was first proposed that the caves were an obscure natural wonder, as the design and formation was completely distinct from other ancient caves, quarries, mines, or ceremonial caverns constructed in china throughout antiquity to draw a comparison.
Never heard of the place until now. Watched the vid and a couple of others.
Very educating.
Kind regards,
Bally:)
RE: The Mystery of the Longyou Caves - guohua - 08-30-2020
That is Fascinating.