Benxi water cave

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Movement of the crust of the earth 4 or 5 million years ago formed the Benxi water cave. It is beside the Taizi River that situated at the hill land of the east of Benxi. The water cave is 35 kilometers east of Benxi city and 6 kilometers west of Benxi County. It is constituted of water cave, hot spring temple, Pinggou valley, Tiecha temple, the Miaohou Mountain. They distribute along the Taizi River like a band and occupy 42.2 square kilometers. The area of the water cave is 36,000 square kilometers and the length is 2300 meters. The volume of the cave is up to 400,000 cubic meters. It is an important tourism spot of national grade with unique traits.
The Benxi water cave is in the Xiake Mountain that belongs to the hill land of eastern of Liaoning province and it is the edge of the Qian mountain cordillera. The cave is constituted of the main cave and the auxiliary cave. The two caves are back to back there. The main cave is 3000 meters and the water is so clear that it is called Silver River of nine curves. There is no water in the auxiliary cave, and the length is about 280 meters. An exhibition hall of ancient lives has been built in that cave to exhibit the development of the ancient lives. Stalactite, stalagmite, stelae and onyx develop very well with strange appearance. The temperature inside is around 12℃ all year long. The ventilation is good but the humidity is above that outside.
The Taizi River flows near the cave mouth. The cave faces the south and the shape of the cave mouth likes a half moon. It is 13 meters above the water level of Taizi River. The cave mouth is a hall with the height and the width both more than 20 meters, it would host 1000 people. Turn right at the hall is the drought cave. Those drought caves are pleasing by their asymmetrical. Through the entrance of one cave, another will appear right beside you, it is mysterious. The overall arrangement is complicated. The old wells, dragon pool, small lakes and other sceneries are natural spots without human force. They are really amazing. The water cave faces the big hall at the cave mouth. The area of the water is more than one thousand square meters. It is in certain term a small delicate harbor. The images of the boats in the water and the scenery of the stones make it a fairyland. Get down the bank through the bank protecting dam. After passing a corridor you can get on the boat and wander in the water cave. You can enjoy yourself to appreciate how spacious the cave is, how long it is, how deep the water is and how beautiful the waterfall is.
The stalagmites stand on both sides of the river bank in many different kinds of shapes. The stalactites hanged under the roof of the cave, how marvelous they are. There are more than 60 sceneries. Each of the sceneries is with unique beauty. Wander among them; you will forget tedious things out of the cave. The cave is called the treasure of the northern China, the unique spot of the world, the first grade among Asia, seldom found in other parts of the world. And it really deserves that praise.
Long, long ago, ancient people found this cave and resided here. The government has organized to detect this cave for many times after the foundation of the People’s Republic of China. The archeologists have found the relics used more than 10,000 years ago.
How to get there: you should contact the Benxi water cave international travel agency
adderss：the railway station of Benxi in Liaoning province
tel：0414-2845715 4891030