Where is the largest cave in Shanxi?

The largest cave in Shanxi is Taihang Longdong, located in Shiquan Village, Panlong Town, Wuxiang County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province.

Taihang Longdong has a long and magical legend. It is said that this place was a sea of Wang Yang at that time. The Dragon Cave in Taihang was once the palace of the Dragon King in the East China Sea, and the hall was very lively. Later, a high mountain, Taihang Mountain, rose in the sea and the Taihang Longdong surfaced. The Dragon King of the East China Sea chose another palace.

Colorful dragons have been seen going in and out of caves. Legend has it that the Dragon King in the East China Sea misses his old bedroom. Since then, the people have called this cave Taihang Longdong, and the legend of Longdong has been passed down to this day. At the same time, according to local people, during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, there was an Eighth Route Army detachment in this cave that escaped the Japanese invasion of China.

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Characteristics of Taihang Longdong:

1. Various grotesque karst landscapes can be compared with caves in the south.

2. There is a goose tube formed by karst dripping water in the cave. No matter the size, it can be seen from the cross section that most of them are hollow, and it seems that there is music when you blow gently.

3. There is the largest karst Optimus Prime in North China in the cave.

4. In the center of the hall on the third floor, there is a rare and largest moonstone in China.

There are clearly visible annual rings in Hall 2 on the third floor. According to the stripes, we can analyze the climate characteristics at that time.

6. The annual rings formed by underwater water droplets in Cave 2 on the third floor are clearly visible, which is a rare travertine landscape in China. It is lifelike, and it is the first cave in North China discovered by geological experts after investigation.

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