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Pu Sam Cap cave is 6 kilometers from
Lai Chau to the west. On the way to
Sin Ho
plateau, there is a limestone mountain range formed from tectonic era. It is
Kast terrain creating the cave system inside the mountain with fanciful
stalactites. This karst is called Pu Sam Cap meaning three big mountains
overlapping.
Previously, Pa Thom cave is the only cave discovered in
Dien Bien Province. In
July 2006, people in Lai Chau province discovered another spectacular caves
populations located deeply in forest & mountain area for thousands of years.
Pu Sam Cap caves populations include 3 caves: Thien Mon (Heaven Gate), Thien
Duong (Paradise) and Thuy Tinh (Glass); far from Lai Chau town about 7 km along
the provincial road No 129 toward Sin Ho. With wild and mysterious scenery,
Heaven Gate cave appears with a large arch gate, is very deep inside. Every
drops from stalactites drop make dripping sound, some drops fall on the face,
hair of tourists make them feel like walking in the early summer rains. When
arriving the center of Heaven Gate cave, visitors will be surprised at the high
and wide arch cave. The cave’s foundation looks like lake surface ripple with
thousands of stalactites.
Passing over that light segment, visitors continue enjoying a sense of
adventure. The path along slippery cliff is only enough for one person, making
visitors meticulous and carefully to step otherwise they will fall.
Going out Thien Mon cave, we will reach Thien Duong cave. The cave appears with
high and dangerous paths, the visitors will find thrills by clinging to a rope
to climb along the rocky slopes. Thien Duong cave is same as the magical gift
which Creator endowed so as that tourists can imagine when see the stalactites
arranged in a natural and mysterious way.
These curves are similar to terraced fields. Going deeply inside, we feel like
as being lost in the fairyland with many magnificent stalactites’ shape like a
truss of flowers with many Northwest region’s types, such as orchids, Bauhinia
variegata... all make the cave more attractive. The stalactite columns with
bending pattern surrounding lake are carved by “hands” of nature.
A yellow stalactite column stands solidly, above side spreads out then hangs
down like a parasol, people called it "celestial dragon". Keep going to inside,
visitors can see a stream full of stalactite with strange shapes. Each one can
imagine them to be different things such as: Mr Fu, Mr Shou, sky pillar, gold
column, silver column or bronze drum... Going to the end, visitors will be start
at magnificent and gorgeous palaces with many people hugging size of
columns-inlaid stalactite.
In the heart of Thien Duong cave of Pu Sam Cap cave system, the space is large
and has a lot of stalactites. |
