There is an ice cave in Shanxi that doesn't melt all year round, just like a big natural refrigerator. What is this place?

As the weather gets colder and colder and the temperature continues to drop, it has been predicted that it will snow in some cities in the north, which means that we should start to put on big cotton-padded jackets. Speaking of winter, many people think of cold things like ice and snow, especially the ice sculpture world in Harbin, which has become a hot spot attracting many tourists in winter.

China is vast in territory and abundant in natural resources, and all kinds of wonders abound. Harbin has not only a world-famous ice sculpture exhibition, but also a natural landscape featuring ice in ningwu county, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, which is like a natural refrigerator, attracting many tourists. That is the eternal ice cave we are going to introduce today.

Rome was not built in a day, and the formation of this ice cave has a long history. It is said that it was formed in the fourth glacial period of Cenozoic era, with a history of 3 million years. The exact name of this ice cave is "Ningwu Wannian Ice Cave", which is located in the east of Madigou Village, Chenshan Township, ningwu county.

Its uniqueness lies in the climatic conditions outside the local caves, creating an ice-free environment. Moreover, the icicles in the cave do not melt all year round, and the deeper they go, the thicker they become, which becomes a rare geological phenomenon, and it is also fortunate to see such a beautiful and charming scene all year round.

Along the smooth steps extending downward in front of the Wannian Ice Cave, we walked into the ice cave to find out. The area of the ice cave is not very large, but it is divided into upper and lower floors, which allows people to spiral down the stairs. The cave is surrounded by ice, and there is a cold feeling. In the ice cave, we can see all kinds of icicles, ice curtains, ice waterfalls, ice flowers and so on. Is made of ice. It's like approaching a crystal palace, with colorful lights, painting the ice cave with magical colors, which is particularly gorgeous and charming, and can be compared with Julongtan in Guilin. In addition, in the ice cave, you can also experience the ice cave, the ice ladder and the ice plank road, especially the southern tourists, who have an indescribable excitement about this kind of ice and snow.

It is said that this 10,000-year-old ice cave is the largest ice cave discovered in China so far, and it is also a rare large ice cave in permafrost in the world so far, which is well known. However, what is impressive is its other magic. That is, a few hundred meters away from this ice cave, there are actually

An active volcano that has been burning since the Song Dynasty. "Fire and water are incompatible" since ancient times, which is the simplest truth we know. However, this active volcano and this ice cave have lived in harmony 1000 years, which is really amazing.