A forest of stalactites that tells a thousand
stories awaits visitors at Thien Duong Cave.
From the historic Ho Chi Minh Road (former Ho
Chi Minh Trail), you veer off on a path through dense forest for
about four kilometers, then you climb 519 rocky steps, and
you’re in... heaven, well, Paradise.
Thien Duong (Paradise) Cave, labeled the
world’s most beautiful and magnificent cave when it was
discovered in the central province of Quang Binh in 2005, has
been open to tourists since September 3.
Located in the middle of Phong Nha-Ke Bang
National Park, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site in Quang
Binh, the cave was formed around 300-400 million years ago,
surrounded by underground streams and rocky mountains.
It is impossible not to be amazed at the huge
stalactite structures of different shapes, with some mounds
climbing more than 50 meters inside a cave that is about 60
meters high.
The cave is 30-100 meters wide, with the widest
point measuring 150 meters, according to the British Caving
Association, the Governing Body for Underground Exploration in
the UK. There are two stalactite pillars, each about five meters
high and a rock arch around 100 meters wide. Take a deep breath
before you go further to prepare yourself for what is ahead, or
you will think you have stepped into a primitive forest that
aged into stalactite.
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