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Scenic spots in Wulong karst tourist area

Wulong Karst Tourist Area is located in Wulong District, Chongqing, and has rare karst natural landscapes, including karst caves, sinkholes, ground fissures, canyons, peaks, alpine grasslands and so on. , with a comprehensive form;

There are all kinds of holidays, leisure, entertainment and sports, as well as the unique folk customs of Tujia, Miao and Gelao. 20 1 1 was rated as the national AAAAA tourist area. Wulong Karst Tourist Area includes three parts: Tianshengsanqiao, fairy mountain and Furong Cave.

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Furong Cave is a large limestone cave, which was formed in the Quaternary Pleistocene (about 654.38+200,000 years ago) and developed in the dolomite limestone of the Cambrian. The stable temperature in the depth of the cave is 16. 1 degree. The main cave of Furong Cave is 2700 meters long, with sightseeing road 1.860 meters, bottom width 12- 15 meters and maximum width of 69.5 meters.

The height of the cave is generally 8-25m, and the maximum height is 48.3m The total construction area of the cave is 37,000m2, of which the Splendid Hall occupies more than1000m2, with an area of1.1000m2, which is the most spectacular. The maximum static capacity of the whole Furong Cave is185,000 people. At the same time, it is known as one of the "three major caves in the world".

Furong Cave in Wulong, Chongqing is a karst world natural heritage site, a national 5A tourist area in China, a national key scenic spot in China and a national geological park in China. It is also the only cave in the world listed as a world natural heritage. The huge cave body and rich cave sediments of Furong Cave not only conquered cave experts all over the world, but also attracted many tourists.

On July 6, 20 1 1, Furong Cave Scenic Spot was officially approved by the National Tourism Administration as a national AAAAA(5A) scenic spot. In February, 2020, in order to thank the national medical staff for their dedication, from the end of the epidemic to February, 2020, 65438+3 1, the scenic spot implemented a free and open preferential policy for medical staff with medical-related certificates throughout the country.

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Baidu encyclopedia-Wulong karst tourism area