Longyou Caves: China’s Ancient Subterranean Enigma
Discovery Beneath the Surface In 1992, villagers in Longyou County, Zhejiang Province, China, decided to drain a series of small ponds believed to be bottomless. To their astonishment, beneath the waters lay vast, man-made caverns carved into sandstone. Further exploration revealed a total of 24 such caves, each meticulously crafted with uniform chisel marks and […]

