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　introduction to furong cave

furong cave is a large limestone cave formed in the quaternary pleistocene (approximately more than 1.2 million years ago) and developed in the ancient cambrian dolomitic limestone. the stable temperature deep inside the cave is 16.1 degrees. the main cave of furong cave is 2,700 meters long, with a tour road of 1,860 meters. the bottom width is more than 12-15 meters, and the maximum width is 69.5 meters. the cave height is generally 8-25 meters, and the maximum is 48.3 meters. the total area at the bottom of the cave is 37,000 square meters, including the glorious hall area. above 1000 square meters.

wulong, chongqing, is a karst world natural heritage site, china’s national 5a tourist area, china’s national key scenic area, and china’s national geopark. it is the only cave in the world that is listed as a world natural heritage site. its huge cave body and rich cave sediments have not only conquered cave experts from all over the world, but are also favored by many tourists who come to visit.

　listed on the world natural heritage list

at 13:15 on june 27, 2007, beijing time, at the 31st world heritage conference held in christchurch, new zealand, the "south china karst" world natural heritage project was unanimously approved. wulong karst, yunnan stone forest, and guizhou libo karst together, they are officially included in the world natural heritage list as "southern china karst". the scenic spots in wulong that successfully won the title of world natural heritage include the furong cave, the largest cave in the world, the largest natural bridge group in asia, and the houping tiankeng formed by a rare and rare karst system in the world. these three major scenic spots represent three independent karst systems in china's karst landforms, namely the furong cave cave system, the tiansheng sanqiao karst system and the houping erosion-type tiankeng karst system.

types of stalactites in the cave

there are many types of chemical sediments, from macro to micro, from underwater to above water, from early times to the present, from carbonates to sulfates, including the sedimentary characteristics of nearly 30 types of caves in the world. among them are stone waterfalls and stone curtains that are 15 meters wide and 21 meters high, palm-shaped stalagmites that are as smooth as jade, curled stones and stone flowers that are as bright as stars, etc. their large number, beautiful shape, clean texture, and wide distribution, it is rare in china. the red coral and canine-shaped calcite crystals in the water purification basin are even more precious. a large number of secondary chemical deposition forms form dozens of dazzling landscapes. the main attractions in the cave include the golden palace, leifeng pagoda, jade pillar, yulin qionghua, dogtooth crystal flower, millennium kiss, animal kingdom, undersea dragon palace, giant screen waterfall, ishida pearl, reproductive pillar, and coral yaochi. wait. visiting furong cave makes people feel the magical creation of nature.

　various secondary chemical deposition forms in the cave

(speleothems, namely stalactites, there are two chemical types of carbonate rock and sulfate rock in furong cave) are dazzling and colorful, including almost all depositional types of stalactites, more than 70 kinds. such as: stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone curtains (small ones are stone curtains), stone waterfalls, stone flags, stone belts, stone shields, stone grapes, coral crystal flowers, etc. its mineral composition is mainly calcite and gypsum, but also includes aragonite and hydromagnesite. most of the species exist in large numbers, have perfect shapes (needle-like, silk-hair-like, silk-like, hairpin-like, etc.) and widely distributed textures. among the current discoveries in china, most of them are unique, and some this type is rare in china and rare in the world.

the rich landscape composed of more than 70 kinds of secondary chemical deposits is magnificent, exquisite, gorgeous and ingenious, which is dizzying for the eyes. professor zhu xuewen, president of the chinese cave research society, commented: “furong cave is a magnificent underground art palace.” experts from the australian cave association praised “furong cave’s beautiful palm-shaped stalagmites, red coral pools and gypsum flowers are among the world’s most beautiful.” extraordinary scenery." andy, president of the world cave association, called it "one of the best tourist caves in the world." in 1994, furong cave was rated as the number one among the more than 100 caves in china. it was dubbed the "king of cave" and recognized as the most beautiful scenery underground. it not only has high tourism value and aesthetic value, but also plays a very important role in stratigraphy, mineralogy, geomorphology, hydrology, geochemistry, biology, fourth geology, paleoclimatology and paleoenvironment, archaeology, etc. it is of great research value in the scientific field.

furong cave is divided into three major scenic spots. the first scenic spot is mainly colorful and high-key, while the second and third scenic spots are based on science and color restoration of nature. there are more than 30 major tourist attractions in the cave, and there are more than 30 major tourist attractions in the step-by-step landscape, of which more than 10 are special scenic spots at home and abroad, especially the giant stone waterfall with a width of 15.76 meters and a height of 21.04 meters; it covers an area of ​​32 square meters. water depth 0.8 meters in length, a coral jade pool in the vigorous growth stage; the "source of life" with a length of 120 centimeters and a circumference of 124 centimeters; the king of vigorously growing stone flowers; and the five unique canine tooth crystal flower stones in the world, which are rare treasures in the world's cave landscapes.

after more than 10 years of long-term scientific expeditions by scientists from more than 20 countries including the united kingdom, the united states, austria, canada, and china, it was confirmed that furong cave itself is not only a large-scale cave with high tourism and scientific research value, but also has a cave centered around it. the furong cave cave group, a huge cave group composed of a large number of shafts and flat caves, makes it one of the three largest caves in the world, together with the "mammoth cave" in the united states and the "clams cave" in france.

in 1996, furong cave began to organize the application for world natural heritage, and in 2004, it was included in the nomination for world heritage.

furong cave composition

it consists of tongqikeng cave, tuoren cave, weijiangling cave, daba cave, xinlukou cave, shuilian cave, furong cave, ganyi cave and sifang cave.

the vertical caves represented by qikeng cave are a paradise for cave exploration enthusiasts and explorers, while the horizontal caves represented by furong cave are the best places admired by tourists. the cave body is large in scale, and the secondary physical and chemical sediments in the cave are diverse and rich. the cave has various dissolution forms, spectacular collapse accumulations, dazzling stalactites, ponds in the cave in different situations at present, falling stalactites and stalactites. its destruction phenomena and so on all record its vicissitudes of historical evolution. professor zhu xuewen, a famous cave expert in my country, commented that "from the perspective of scientific research and science popularization, furong cave can be called "a cave science museum."

one of the six most beautiful tourist caves in china

on october 23, 2005, the ranking of china's most beautiful places was released in beijing. the event was sponsored by "china national geographic" and co-organized by 34 media across the country. the "most beautiful places in china" selection event lasted for 8 months and selected the "expert society group", "media major group" and "internet mobile phones". popularity group" three categories of awards. the "media group" and the "popularity group" will each produce 12 award-winning places through media voting, netizen voting, and mobile phone user voting. the "expert society group" awards launched by china national geographic magazine are unique and divided into mountains, lakes, forests, grasslands, deserts, yadan landforms, islands, coasts, waterfalls, glaciers, canyons, urban areas, rural ancient towns, there are 15 types of tourist caves, swamps and wetlands. among them, furong cave is rated as one of the six most beautiful tourist caves in china, ranking second.

　tickets and transportation tips

the ticket price is 120 yuan (off-season from december to february of the following year, 65 yuan). there is a three-kilometer highway outside furong cave directly connected to the national highway 319, which is directly connected to the tourist entrance and passes through the tourist exit.

train: there are 8 buses a day from longtousi railway station.

cars: departures are rolling from the four-kilometer bus terminal.

self-driving: yuyi expressway (120 kilometers), changfu expressway (68 kilometers of high-grade highway along the river), and wulong.

high-speed: the chongqing-hunan expressway was opened to traffic in september 2009. the entire journey from chongqing to wulong is a high-speed, and it takes 2 hours to arrive by car.