GuiZhou Trip - ZiJin Cave

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ZiJin Cave (9th Sep)

I finished my unexpected duties in GuiZhou, so I get to have a holiday, alone, today.

I am visiting ZiJin [Purple-Gold ] Cave today. I am told it's the "number one cave between sky & earth" (sky & earth is just a figure of speech. Means in China). It takes 2 hours to walk thru the cave.

The cave was originally named "Catch Chicken Cave" when a few farmers stumbled into this huge underground world chasing after a chicken. When the government started to develop the cave as a tourist attraction, it's renamed after the ZiJin county it's located in.

But I like "Catch Chicken Cave" better.

No talking, enjoy the view.		Ok, got to comment on this. This is an area created in the middle of the cave for shows. There is a thick layer of cement on the ground and all sorts of unnecessary human touch. While fellow visitors cheers on, my heart aches.


This is 1 of the 3 treasures of the cave. It's like a soldier's helmet but I didn't get a good shot of it.			Without size reference, you have no idea this area has the width of a football field.
This is treasure #2. The Ganoderma Pillar. It's 260 ft. tall.	Tall, and with lots of details. Very beautiful.		This is another treasures of the cave. Don't remember the name though.
It grows upwards! However, fellow visitors are too noisy I can't make out what the tour guide says about how this is formed.
			The entrance, and exit of the cave. That was a long walk.