Sanxian Cave | |
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Three Fairies Cave | |
Location | Sanjiaoyan Village, Mengga Town, Mangshi City, Yunnan Province |
The Sanxian Cave [1] ( Chinese: 三仙洞), or Sanxian Dong, [2] literally meaning 'Three Fairies Cave', [3] is a limestone cave located in Sanjiaoyan Village, Mengga Town, Mangshi City, Yunnan Province. [4] The folklore says that the Cave was named after the three immortals who discovered it and lived in it for a long time. [5]
The Sanxian Cave was formed in the Late Permian, more than 2.7 million years ago. [6] There are stalagmites, stalactites, stone pillars, stone mantles, stone flowers and other landscapes distributed in the cave. [7]
Sanxian Cave | |
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Three Fairies Cave | |
Location | Sanjiaoyan Village, Mengga Town, Mangshi City, Yunnan Province |
The Sanxian Cave [1] ( Chinese: 三仙洞), or Sanxian Dong, [2] literally meaning 'Three Fairies Cave', [3] is a limestone cave located in Sanjiaoyan Village, Mengga Town, Mangshi City, Yunnan Province. [4] The folklore says that the Cave was named after the three immortals who discovered it and lived in it for a long time. [5]
The Sanxian Cave was formed in the Late Permian, more than 2.7 million years ago. [6] There are stalagmites, stalactites, stone pillars, stone mantles, stone flowers and other landscapes distributed in the cave. [7]