This is an incomplete list of caves in China. It includes natural caves and rock cut grottoes.
Calcite accretion at Seven Stars Cave.
Majishan Grottoes
China is notable for its natural and man-made caves
Natural caves
edit| Name | Depth (m) | Length (m) | Geology | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benxi Water Caves | Liaoning Province | |||
| Binghu Cave | 120 m (390 ft) | karst | Zhejiang Province | |
| Crown Cave | Guilin Prefecture-level city | |||
| Furong Cave | 2,846 m (9,337 ft) | karst | Chongqing Municipality | |
| Fu Yuan Dong | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) | near Daluo village, Guangxi province[1][2] | ||
| Hongqingsi Grottoes | Yima, Henan | |||
| Huanglong Cave | 15 m (49 ft) | karst | Hunan Province | |
| Jiangzhou Cave System | 150 m (490 ft) | 53,070 m (174,110 ft) | Guangxi Province | |
| Kizil Caves | Xinjiang Province | |||
| Longgu Cave | 120 m (390 ft) | Hubei Province | ||
| Luobi Cave | karst | Hainan Province | ||
| Macaque Cave | karst | Hainan Province | ||
| Reed Flute Cave | Guangxi Province | |||
| Seven-star Cave | karst | Guangxi Province | ||
| Shanjuan Cave | Jiangsu Province | |||
| Shuanglong Cave | 33 m (108 ft) | karst | Zhejiang Province | |
| Shuanghedong | 912 m (2,992 ft) | 400.7 km (1,315,000 ft) | gypsum and dolomite | Guizhou Province |
| Tenglong Cave | 52,800 m (173,200 ft) | karst | Hubei Province | |
| Taiji Cave | 54,000 m (177,000 ft) | karst | Anhui Province | |
| Tianyuan Cave | Beijing Municipality | |||
| Xianren Cave | 14 metres (46 ft) | Jiangxi Province | ||
| Xueyu Cave | 1,644 m (5,394 ft) | karst | Chongqing Municipality | |
| Yiyuan Rong Cave Group | karst | Zibo, Shandong Province | ||
| Yilong Cave | 4,200 m (13,800 ft) | karst | Jiangxi Province | |
| Zhijin Cave | 13,500 m (44,300 ft) | karst | Guizhou Province | |
| Zhoukoudian | karst | Beijing Municipality. Site of the discovery of Peking Man, (Wade–Giles: Choukoutien). |
Buddhist grottoes
edit| Name | Depth | Length | Geology | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhaisajyaraja | ||||
| Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves | ||||
| Bingling Temple | ||||
| Binyang Middle | ||||
| Binyang North | ||||
| Binyang South | ||||
| Dazu Rock Carvings | ||||
| Hidden Stream Temple Cave | ||||
| Kizil Caves | ||||
| Kumtura Thousand Buddha Caves | ||||
| Lingyin Temple | ||||
| Longmen Grottoes | ||||
| Maijishan Grottoes | Located in Gansu Province. | |||
| Mogao Caves | Located in Gansu Province. | |||
| Tuoshan | ||||
| Western Thousand Buddha Caves | Located in Gansu Province. | |||
| Yulin Caves | Located in Gansu Province. | |||
| Yungang Grottoes |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Chinese Village Finds Alien-Fish in Cave". Weird Asia News. Feb 11, 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ "Villagers catch 'alien-looking' fish from lake 1,000m below ground in local cave, Daluo village, Bam..." Rex USA. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2012.