[In-depth Guide] Enter Asia's Largest Cave!

I Froze Like a Dog in Tenglong Cave, but I Captured Unforgettable and Fantastic Blockbusters "Standing at the entrance of Tenglong Cave, I felt as if I was being swallowed into the belly of an ancient beast! The 16℃ cold wind instantly penetrated my clothes, the thermometer on my phone screen went crazy, and the scene in front of me made me dumbfounded—the 150-meter-wide cave entrance was like a gate to another world split open by a god, and the waterfall roared into the center of the earth like a white dragon. Is this a cave? It's clearly a mythical scene from the Classic of Mountains and Seas! Even more magical is that when I stumbled into the middle cave, hundreds of laser beams suddenly exploded from the dome, and the silver ornaments of the Tujia girls drew meteor-like trajectories in the darkness... This 150 RMB ticket was so worth it that I wanted to renew it on the spot!" I. Subverting Perceptions of Cave Wonders: Earth's "Memory Palace" 1. The Visual Violence of Wolong Swallowing the River I was given a blow before I even entered the cave! During the rainy season, the flow rate of the Wolong Swallowing the River Waterfall is comparable to 3,000 bottles of mineral water pouring down at the same time, and the water mist can wet the camera lens 50 meters away. Geography enthusiasts must see: hidden below the waterfall is the world's rare "siphon karst cave" structure, which will form a giant vortex with a diameter of 20 meters during the flood season (safety reminder: the plank road will be closed during the rainy season, don't learn from online celebrities and climb over the railing). 2. The Shock of Digitalization Dome height: enough for 10 Boeing 747s to stack on top of each other (highest point is 234 meters) Cave hall area: can fit 7 standard football fields, the Chinese Academy of Sciences has done acoustic experiments here—the clapping echo lasts for 12 seconds Underground river length: 58.8 km has been explored, the water temperature is constant at 16℃ (legend has it that there are blind fish, but it depends on luck) Fun fact: The calcified layer of the "White Jade Dome" in the cave is like a layered cake, and under the light, it will show geological rings similar to the dinosaur era, which is 10,000 times more real than the LED top of a planetarium! II. Nanny-level Itinerary Breakdown (Including Hidden Gameplay) Morning Section (7:30–12:00) 7:30 "Huangjia Doupi" in Lichuan City must be eaten! Recommended preserved meat bean curd + glutinous rice balls in rice wine, the boss will give you a self-made cave map (hand-drawn version is super cool) 8:30 Choose the right seat on the scenic shuttle bus! You can capture the big bend of the Qingjiang River when passing the "Lianyu Gorge" bend, turn on the 0.5x wide angle on your phone 9:00 It is recommended to walk the "Laoyingyan" path for hiking (not marked by the visitor center). You will encounter wild macaque groups along the way. The zipper of your backpack must be fastened 10:30 Cave Exploration TIP: Bring a strong flashlight! Behind the "Bronze Sacred Tree" stalagmite group, there is an undeveloped gap (you need to crawl forward for 3 meters) to see rare calcite flower clusters Afternoon Section (13:00–17:00) 13:00 The front row seats of the "Yishui Lichuan" performance have mysteries—the center of the 5th row is the best viewing angle for laser projection, and the Tujia brothers will randomly pull the audience to dance "Rou Lian Xiang" 15:30 Bring a tripod to the "Dixin Gorge" in the back cave! The trilobite fossils on the rock wall must be illuminated obliquely with cold light to appear (the staff has hidden explanation services) 16:00 "Rainbow Mystery" at the underground river exit: On a sunny afternoon from 3–4pm, water mist refraction will form a double rainbow bridge. You need to report in advance if you want to fly a drone III. Blood and Tears Summary of Avoiding Pitfalls 1. Quantum Mechanics of Dressing Inner layer of quick-drying clothes + middle layer of fleece + outer layer of windbreaker is the king, the dripping water in the cave is like a random blind box—I have seen the tragedy of a young lady wearing Hanfu with her skirt frozen Choose non-slip stream tracing shoes! A certain "cave exploration shoe" produced by a military factory is more reliable than hiking shoes (the moss on the bottom of the cave is comparable to an ice rink) 2. The Dark Art of Photography When the laser show turns off all the lights, use the long exposure of your mobile phone to capture the "ghost light track" (the actual measurement effect of Huawei P60 is better than SLR) The "White Jade Dome" in the middle cave should be photographed in RAW format, and the shadows can be pulled up in the later stage to restore the iron mineral color bands in the rock layer 3. Hidden Benefits List The first 100 tourists every day can receive karst cave postcards (the postal counter is hidden behind the water curtain cinema) You can get an 8% discount on sour soup fish at the "Bamanzi" restaurant in Lichuan with your ticket. The code is "Qinglong Comes Out of the Water" IV. The Cave Philosophy of Food Don't eat the 35 RMB box lunch in the cave! Detour to "Yiquan Renjia" in Wangying Town on the way back and order a pot of yellow spicy diced fish raised with underground river spring water. The boss will show off his unique skill—putting the fish slices into the iced cave water and they will curl up instantly, dipping them in the wood ginger oil dish, so fresh that your head goes numb! Ultimate Advice: Those bloggers who wear ancient costumes and pose with oiled paper umbrellas will not tell you—the 98% humidity in the cave will make your makeup melt like a horror movie! The worst thing I've seen is a young lady wearing a horse-face skirt who performed a "drum washing machine" on the spot after being hooked by a stalactite... Conclusion: About the Embodiment of Eternity When the setting sun dyed the cave entrance amber, I suddenly realized that those stalactites that have been hanging for hundreds of millions of years need 1,600 years for every centimeter to grow. And the 6 km that we walked in two hours is just a shallow yawn from the earth. Perhaps this is the most shocking revelation of Tenglong Cave—in the face of a sufficiently grand space-time scale, even the word "shock" seems frivolous.