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Underground Grand Canyon in Linyi of E. China's Shandong rides the trend of karst cave rafting

November 30, 2022


Abstract : The Underground Grand Canyon, a unique and super-large karst cavern located in Linyi City of east China's Shandong Province, is gaining popularity among travelers at home and abroad in particular the rafting lovers by its unique karst cave rafting.

BEIJING, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Underground Grand Canyon, a unique and super-large karst cavern located in Linyi City of east China's Shandong Province, is gaining popularity among travelers at home and abroad in particular the rafting lovers by its unique karst cave rafting.

Being 6,100 meters long, the karst cavern born from 230 million to 65 million years ago has 3,100 meters of developed areas and the longest karst cave rafting in China certificated by Shanghai China Records Headquarters.

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Photo provided to Xinhua shows the internal scenery of the Underground Grand Canyon in Linyi City of east China's Shandong Province.

Within the Underground Grand Canyon, there are more than 100 stalactite landscapes of different shapes and water sceneries, including one river, three springs, five waterfalls, and five stalactite palaces.

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Photo provided to Xinhua shows the internal scenery of the Underground Grand Canyon in Linyi City of east China's Shandong Province.

Among them, the "nine dragons palace" is a scenic spot with a magnificent dragon-head-looking stalactite poking out of the sub-cave and overlooking the climate.

As an AAAAA-class scenery zone in China, the Underground Grand Canyon, a subterranean canyon-like karst cave which contains cliffs resembling ones cut by knives and is extremely different in width alongside its stretch, is considered as one of the best rafting places in China. (Edited by Duan Jing with Xinhua Silk Road, duanjing@xinhua.org)

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