Summer ice cave

Summer ice cave

XiaBing cave is located in the primeval forest of Hongchiba Alpine Grassland in the upper reaches of bengxi River and Daning River. Because of "ice melting in winter and spring and freezing in summer", it is called XiaBing cave, which can be called a wonder of caves in the world.

introduce

The entrance is 2200 meters above sea level. The stratum where the ice cave is located is Triassic limestone with an inclined dip of 195 degrees and an inclination of 30 degrees. The hole faces east in a triangle, 5 meters high, 10 meters wide at the bottom, 40 meters long, 20 meters high and 50 meters wide at the bottom. The bottom of the hole is lower than the opening. Summer ice cave has the characteristics of "ice melting in winter and spring, ice freezing in summer". In summer, the outside of the cave is covered with green trees and various kinds of azaleas are in full bloom, while the inside of the cave is a world of ice, full of glaciers and thousands of postures. In the middle of winter, the inside of the cave is warm with ice melting and trickling water, which is better than a hot spring. This phenomenon is still a mystery. The most amazing part of the cave is the ice falls on the four walls of the cave, which are like the Milky Way breaking its banks, the torrent rushing down, the ice waterfall rushing down. In the meantime, it's breathtaking and breathtaking!

legend

It is said that Pangu created such a natural summer ice cave when people rotted because they couldn't eat enough food in summer. The cave freezes in summer and emits heat in winter, so the local people call it XiaBing cave.

Related information

The outside world is hot and hot, but in the XiaBing cave of jiuchongshan scenic spot in Chengkou County, it is another scene of "ice and snow": close to the XiaBing cave, you can only feel the cool wind coming towards you; when you enter the cave, you can see the snow covering the ground near the entrance, white snow, weeds and dead leaves; when you go deep into the XiaBing cave, icicles and ice beds are crystal clear, and you can see them everywhere Such as the heaven in the fairy tale.

On July 9, 2008, Chongqing Morning Post reporter learned from Chengkou County Tourism Bureau that they have incorporated it into the local tourist attractions. Wu Yong, director of the Tourism Bureau of the county, said that the entrance of XiaBing cave is hidden on a hill. The entrance is about 5 square meters large. It is a karst funnel-shaped cave with a slope shape. The cave is about 30 meters deep, and there is no other branch cave. At the bottom of the cave, there is an ice layer 5cm behind the ground, surrounded by many meters high icicles and ice blocks.

Address: in the primeval forest of Hongchiba alpine grassland, Wuxi County

Longitude: 109.152078107

Latitude: 31.508373869641

Tel: 023-57682774

Chinese PinYin : Xia Bing Dong